diff --git a/client.js b/client.js
index aded5348..ce67a6a8 100644
--- a/client.js
+++ b/client.js
@@ -364,12 +364,14 @@ write-data=${ path.resolve(config.instanceDirectory, instance) }\r\n
         data = data.toString("utf8").replace(/(\r\n\t|\n|\r\t)/gm,"");
         console.log(data);
         if(data.includes("Starting RCON interface")){
-            let client = new Rcon();
+            let client = new Rcon({
+				packetResponseTimeout: 200000,
+			    maxPending: 5
+			});
             client.connect({
                 host: 'localhost',
                 port: Number(process.env.RCONPORT) || instconf.clientPort,
-                password: instconf.clientPassword,
-                timeout: 5000
+                password: instconf.clientPassword
             });
             client.onDidAuthenticate(() => {
                 console.log('Clusterio | RCON Authenticated!');
@@ -493,8 +495,10 @@ write-data=${ path.resolve(config.instanceDirectory, instance) }\r\n
 		// connect to the server with rcon
 		if(true || process.platform != "linux"){
 			// IP, port, password
-			client = new Rcon();
-			
+			client = new Rcon({
+				packetResponseTimeout: 200000, // 200s, should allow for commands up to 1250kB in length
+			    maxPending: 5
+			});
 			// check the logfile to see if the RCON interface is running as there is no way to continue without it
 			// we read the log every 2 seconds and stop looping when we start connecting to factorio
 			function checkRcon() {
@@ -505,7 +509,6 @@ write-data=${ path.resolve(config.instanceDirectory, instance) }\r\n
 							host: 'localhost',
 							port: args["rcon-port"] || Number(process.env.RCONPORT) || instanceconfig.clientPort,
 							password: args["rcon-password"] || instanceconfig.clientPassword,
-							timeout: 5000
 						});
 					} else {
 						setTimeout(function(){
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 51ee37db..9e8d861f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,20 +56,20 @@
     "node-factorio-api": "^0.3.1-alpha",
     "node-forge": "^0.7.1",
     "prom-client": "^10.2.3",
-    "rcon-client": "^3.0.2",
+    "rcon-client": "^3.1.6",
     "request": "^2.83.0",
     "right-pad": "^1.0.1",
     "rmdir-sync": "^1.0.1",
     "sanitizer": "^0.1.3",
     "simple-git": "^1.96.0",
     "single-line-log": "^1.1.2",
+    "snyk": "^1.134.2",
     "socket.io": "^2.0.4",
     "socket.io-client": "^2.0.4",
     "socket.io-prometheus": "^0.2.1",
     "sync-request": "^4.0.1",
     "typescript-collections": "^1.3.2",
-    "underscore": "^1.8.3",
-    "snyk": "^1.134.2"
+    "underscore": "^1.8.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "documentation": "^5.4.0",