diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.phpmailer.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.phpmailer.inc.php
index f7a70890a2..2d1bdf7941 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.phpmailer.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.phpmailer.inc.php
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class PHPMailer {
    * This function will not work with the win32 version.
    * @var int
    */
-  public $Timeout       = 10;
+  public $Timeout       = 30;
 
   /**
    * Sets SMTP class debugging on or off.