diff --git a/tools/artemis/artemis_svl.py b/tools/artemis/artemis_svl.py
index 327e08e..4c10aa8 100644
--- a/tools/artemis/artemis_svl.py
+++ b/tools/artemis/artemis_svl.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def main():
     print('Connecting over serial port {}...'.format(args.port), flush=True)
 
     # Set a timeout
-    global_timeout = 0.05 # tested as low as 0.03 on some machines - 50 ms works well, 30 ms works sometimes, this delay occurs between the USB-serial converter and when python can see it 
+    global_timeout = float(args.globaltimeout) # tested as low as 0.03 on some machines - 50 ms works well, 30 ms works sometimes, this delay occurs between the USB-serial converter and when python can see it 
     verboseprint('Using Serial timeout: ' + str(global_timeout))
 
     # Now open the port for bootloading
@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument("-t", "--tries", default=20, help="How many baud rate negotiation messages to send before failing",
                          type=int)
 
+    parser.add_argument("-g", "--globaltimeout", default=0.05, help="Timeout between baud rate negotiation messages, in seconds (default 0.05)")
+
     if len(sys.argv) < 2:
         print("No port selected. Detected Serial Ports:")
         devices = list_ports.comports()
diff --git a/tools/artemis/linux/artemis_svl b/tools/artemis/linux/artemis_svl
index d04c282..07d3529 100755
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diff --git a/tools/artemis/macosx/artemis_svl b/tools/artemis/macosx/artemis_svl
index 9787d2f..7b586c8 100755
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diff --git a/tools/artemis/windows/artemis_svl.exe b/tools/artemis/windows/artemis_svl.exe
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