diff --git a/azure_script/run_xmr_stak.pl b/azure_script/run_xmr_stak.pl
index f4cea7bcce5d550cb46e5bccbfdd0b2c124c9ae7..7db16b7f41acbc3c62a4546d96f8ea65d95c0011 100755
--- a/azure_script/run_xmr_stak.pl
+++ b/azure_script/run_xmr_stak.pl
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ sub GetHashRate{
     #delete any old logfiles, so that the results are fresh
     system 'rm logfile.txt';
     
-    RunXMRStak(25, "userconfig.json");
+    RunXMRStak(30, "userconfig.json");
         
     #get the hashrate from the logfile
     my $var;