diff --git a/libi2pd/ECIESX25519AEADRatchetSession.cpp b/libi2pd/ECIESX25519AEADRatchetSession.cpp
index 63b739d7..ffd47a31 100644
--- a/libi2pd/ECIESX25519AEADRatchetSession.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/ECIESX25519AEADRatchetSession.cpp
@@ -1113,6 +1113,7 @@ namespace garlic
 	{
 		CleanupUnconfirmedLeaseSet (ts);
 		if (!m_Destination && ts > m_LastActivityTimestamp + ECIESX25519_SESSION_CREATE_TIMEOUT) return true; // m_LastActivityTimestamp is NS receive time 
+		if (m_State != eSessionStateEstablished && m_SessionCreatedTimestamp && ts > m_SessionCreatedTimestamp + ECIESX25519_SESSION_ESTABLISH_TIMEOUT) return true; 
 		return ts > m_LastActivityTimestamp + ECIESX25519_RECEIVE_EXPIRATION_TIMEOUT && // seconds
 			ts*1000 > m_LastSentTimestamp + ECIESX25519_SEND_EXPIRATION_TIMEOUT*1000; // milliseconds
 	}
diff --git a/libi2pd/ECIESX25519AEADRatchetSession.h b/libi2pd/ECIESX25519AEADRatchetSession.h
index b55bfca2..960dedb8 100644
--- a/libi2pd/ECIESX25519AEADRatchetSession.h
+++ b/libi2pd/ECIESX25519AEADRatchetSession.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace garlic
 	const int ECIESX25519_SEND_EXPIRATION_TIMEOUT = 480; // in seconds
 	const int ECIESX25519_RECEIVE_EXPIRATION_TIMEOUT = 600; // in seconds
 	const int ECIESX25519_SESSION_CREATE_TIMEOUT = 3; // in seconds, NSR must be send after NS received
+	const int ECIESX25519_SESSION_ESTABLISH_TIMEOUT = 15; // in seconds 
 	const int ECIESX25519_PREVIOUS_TAGSET_EXPIRATION_TIMEOUT = 180; // in seconds
 	const int ECIESX25519_ACK_REQUEST_INTERVAL = 33000; // in milliseconds
 	const int ECIESX25519_ACK_REQUEST_MAX_NUM_ATTEMPTS = 3;