diff --git a/5pkgs/kalauerbot/badsync.patch b/5pkgs/kalauerbot/badsync.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..842129b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/5pkgs/kalauerbot/badsync.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff --git a/matrix_client/client.py b/matrix_client/client.py
+index af0e08f..f848c4f 100644
+--- a/matrix_client/client.py
++++ b/matrix_client/client.py
+@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ class MatrixClient(object):
+         self._sync(timeout_ms)
+ 
+     def listen_forever(self, timeout_ms=30000, exception_handler=None,
+-                       bad_sync_timeout=5):
++                       bad_sync_timeout=61):
+         """ Keep listening for events forever.
+ 
+         Args:
+
diff --git a/5pkgs/kalauerbot/default.nix b/5pkgs/kalauerbot/default.nix
index 2cecbc3..ee90fde 100644
--- a/5pkgs/kalauerbot/default.nix
+++ b/5pkgs/kalauerbot/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ rev = "08d98aa";
     sha256 = "017hh61smgq4zsxd10brgwmykwgwabgllxjs31xayvs1hnqmkv2v";
   };
   propagatedBuildInputs = with python3.pkgs;[
-    (callPackage ./python-matrixbot.nix {})
+     (callPackage ./python-matrixbot.nix {
+      matrix-client = (stdenv.lib.overrideDerivation matrix-client (self: {
+      patches = [ ./badsync.patch ];
+    }));
+    })
+
     (stdenv.lib.overrideDerivation googletrans (self: {
       patches = [ ./translate.patch ];
     }))