diff --git a/RNS/Link.py b/RNS/Link.py
index 6a0ffc2..e7609ff 100644
--- a/RNS/Link.py
+++ b/RNS/Link.py
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ class Link:
         packed_request    = umsgpack.packb(unpacked_request)
 
         if timeout == None:
-            timeout = self.rtt * self.traffic_timeout_factor + RNS.Resource.RESPONSE_MAX_GRACE_TIME/4.0
+            timeout = self.rtt * self.traffic_timeout_factor + RNS.Resource.RESPONSE_MAX_GRACE_TIME*1.125
 
         if len(packed_request) <= Link.MDU:
             request_packet   = RNS.Packet(self, packed_request, RNS.Packet.DATA, context = RNS.Packet.REQUEST)
diff --git a/RNS/Resource.py b/RNS/Resource.py
index b74e9a2..f77c3e5 100644
--- a/RNS/Resource.py
+++ b/RNS/Resource.py
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ class Resource:
                             self.adv_sent = self.last_activity
                             sleep_time = 0.001
                         except Exception as e:
-                            RNS.log("Could not resend advertisement packet, cancelling resource", RNS.LOG_VERBOSE)
+                            RNS.log("Could not resend advertisement packet, cancelling resource. The contained exception was: "+str(e), RNS.LOG_VERBOSE)
                             self.cancel()