diff --git a/src/mapper_node.cpp b/src/mapper_node.cpp
index c7af1bf..1017616 100644
--- a/src/mapper_node.cpp
+++ b/src/mapper_node.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class MapperNode : public rclcpp::Node
         else
         {
             mapperShutdownThread = std::thread(&MapperNode::mapperShutdownLoop, this);
-            tfBuffer = std::unique_ptr<tf2_ros::Buffer>(new tf2_ros::Buffer(this->get_clock(), tf2::Duration::max()));
+            tfBuffer = std::unique_ptr<tf2_ros::Buffer>(new tf2_ros::Buffer(this->get_clock(), std::chrono::seconds(1000000)));
             messageQueueSize = 0;
         }