diff --git a/scripts/network.lua b/scripts/network.lua
index 7543b75..0fee4fa 100644
--- a/scripts/network.lua
+++ b/scripts/network.lua
@@ -40,15 +40,22 @@ end
 
 -- Check if a TCP port is accepting connections within a timeout (seconds)
 function network.port_is_up(host, port, timeout_sec)
-  host = tostring(host or "127.0.0.1")
-  port = tonumber(port or 0) or 0
-  local timeout = tonumber(timeout_sec or 1) or 1
+  -- Set defaults with clear intent
+  host = host or "127.0.0.1"
+  port = port or 0
+  timeout_sec = timeout_sec or 30
+
+  -- Convert to proper types
+  host = tostring(host)
+  port = tonumber(port) or 0
+  local timeout = tonumber(timeout_sec) or 30
+
   if port <= 0 then return false end
 
   -- Fallback to basic check if socket is not available
   if not network.is_socket_available() then
-    utils.log("Socket module not available, using basic port check")
-    local cmd = string.format("nc -z -w1 %s %d 2>/dev/null", host, port)
+    utils.log("Socket module not available, using basic port check with " .. timeout .. "s timeout")
+    local cmd = string.format("nc -z -w%d %s %d 2>/dev/null", timeout, host, port)
     local result = os.execute(cmd)
     return result == 0
   end