diff --git a/ports/espressif/common-hal/busio/I2C.c b/ports/espressif/common-hal/busio/I2C.c
index 81b23cb3a3570..9ed9820df7ba2 100644
--- a/ports/espressif/common-hal/busio/I2C.c
+++ b/ports/espressif/common-hal/busio/I2C.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ bool common_hal_busio_i2c_probe(busio_i2c_obj_t *self, uint8_t addr) {
     i2c_master_start(cmd);
     i2c_master_write_byte(cmd, addr << 1, true);
     i2c_master_stop(cmd);
-    esp_err_t result = i2c_master_cmd_begin(self->i2c_num, cmd, 10);
+    esp_err_t result = i2c_master_cmd_begin(self->i2c_num, cmd, 1);
     i2c_cmd_link_delete(cmd);
     return result == ESP_OK;
 }
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ uint8_t common_hal_busio_i2c_write(busio_i2c_obj_t *self, uint16_t addr,
     if (transmit_stop_bit) {
         i2c_master_stop(cmd);
     }
-    esp_err_t result = i2c_master_cmd_begin(self->i2c_num, cmd, 100 /* wait in ticks */);
+    esp_err_t result = i2c_master_cmd_begin(self->i2c_num, cmd, pdMS_TO_TICKS(1000));
     i2c_cmd_link_delete(cmd);
 
     if (result == ESP_OK) {
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ uint8_t common_hal_busio_i2c_read(busio_i2c_obj_t *self, uint16_t addr,
     }
     i2c_master_read_byte(cmd, data + len - 1, 1);
     i2c_master_stop(cmd);
-    esp_err_t result = i2c_master_cmd_begin(self->i2c_num, cmd, 100 /* wait in ticks */);
+    esp_err_t result = i2c_master_cmd_begin(self->i2c_num, cmd, pdMS_TO_TICKS(1000));
     i2c_cmd_link_delete(cmd);
 
     if (result == ESP_OK) {