diff --git a/plugins/samplesink/soapysdroutput/soapysdroutputthread.cpp b/plugins/samplesink/soapysdroutput/soapysdroutputthread.cpp
index 3b2cc4175..50df22745 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesink/soapysdroutput/soapysdroutputthread.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesink/soapysdroutput/soapysdroutputthread.cpp
@@ -124,9 +124,11 @@ void SoapySDROutputThread::run()
         int flags(0);
         long long timeNs(0);
         float blockTime = ((float) numElems) / (m_sampleRate <= 0 ? 1024000 : m_sampleRate);
-        long timeoutUs = 10000000 * blockTime; // 10 times the block time
+        long initialTtimeoutUs = 10000000 * blockTime; // 10 times the block time
+        long timeoutUs = initialTtimeoutUs < 250000 ? 250000 : initialTtimeoutUs; // 250ms minimum
 
-        qDebug("SoapySDROutputThread::run: numElems: %u elemSize: %u timeoutUs: %ld", numElems, elemSize, timeoutUs);
+        qDebug("SoapySDROutputThread::run: numElems: %u elemSize: %u initialTtimeoutUs: %ld  timeoutUs: %ld",
+                numElems, elemSize, initialTtimeoutUs, timeoutUs);
         qDebug("SoapySDROutputThread::run: start running loop");
 
         while (m_running)
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/soapysdrinput/soapysdrinputthread.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/soapysdrinput/soapysdrinputthread.cpp
index 97ab36586..e01164aaf 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/soapysdrinput/soapysdrinputthread.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/soapysdrinput/soapysdrinputthread.cpp
@@ -129,9 +129,11 @@ void SoapySDRInputThread::run()
         int flags(0);
         long long timeNs(0);
         float blockTime = ((float) numElems) / (m_sampleRate <= 0 ? 1024000 : m_sampleRate);
-        long timeoutUs = 10000000 * blockTime; // 10 times the block time
+        long initialTtimeoutUs = 10000000 * blockTime; // 10 times the block time
+        long timeoutUs = initialTtimeoutUs < 250000 ? 250000 : initialTtimeoutUs; // 250ms minimum
 
-        qDebug("SoapySDRInputThread::run: numElems: %u elemSize: %u timeoutUs: %ld", numElems, elemSize, timeoutUs);
+        qDebug("SoapySDRInputThread::run: numElems: %u elemSize: %u initialTtimeoutUs: %ld timeoutUs: %ld",
+                numElems, elemSize, initialTtimeoutUs, timeoutUs);
         qDebug("SoapySDRInputThread::run: start running loop");
 
         while (m_running)