diff --git a/common/game.h b/common/game.h
index 40e79b1e99..b614a46e55 100644
--- a/common/game.h
+++ b/common/game.h
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ extern struct civ_game game;
 #define GAME_MIN_MAXCONNECTIONSPERHOST     0
 #define GAME_MAX_MAXCONNECTIONSPERHOST     MAX_NUM_CONNECTIONS
 
-#define GAME_MIN_TIMEOUT             -1
+#define GAME_MIN_TIMEOUT             0
 #define GAME_MAX_TIMEOUT             8639999
 #define GAME_MIN_FIRST_TIMEOUT       -1
 #define GAME_MAX_FIRST_TIMEOUT       GAME_MAX_TIMEOUT