diff --git a/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim b/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
index 8689c40c2..3282f7e61 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const
   BLOB_GOSSIP_WAIT_TIME_NS* = 2 * 1_000_000_000
     ## How long to wait for blobs to arrive over gossip before fetching.
 
-  DATA_COLUMN_GOSSIP_WAIT_TIME_NS* =  4 * 1_000_000_000
+  DATA_COLUMN_GOSSIP_WAIT_TIME_NS* =  16 * 1_000_000_000
 
   POLL_INTERVAL = 1.seconds