diff --git a/src/etc/inc/console.inc b/src/etc/inc/console.inc
index 8020691a3..28be884c6 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/console.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/console.inc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-function timeout($timer = 5)
+function timeout($timer = 7)
 {
     while (!isset($key)) {
         if ($timer >= 9) { echo chr(8) . chr(8) . ($timer==9 ? chr(32) : null)  . "{$timer}";  }
diff --git a/src/sbin/opnsense-importer b/src/sbin/opnsense-importer
index 2662a8b1f..670e5f36f 100755
--- a/src/sbin/opnsense-importer
+++ b/src/sbin/opnsense-importer
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 INSTALL="/.probe.for.install.media"
 MNT="/tmp/hdrescue"
+WAIT="........."
 
 if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
 	echo "Must be root."
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ else
 		fi
 
 		if ! timeout_prompt \
-		    'Press any key to start the configuration importer:' .......; then
+		    'Press any key to start the configuration importer:' ${WAIT}; then
 			bootstrap_and_exit
 		fi
 	fi