diff --git a/roles/base.nix b/roles/base.nix
index ce26630..835d042 100644
--- a/roles/base.nix
+++ b/roles/base.nix
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ precmd_user_func = "title"
   };
 
   security.sudo.extraConfig = ''
+    Defaults timestamp_timeout=5
     Defaults env_keep+=SSH_AUTH_SOCK
   '';