diff --git a/arangod/Cluster/ClusterMethods.cpp b/arangod/Cluster/ClusterMethods.cpp
index 4c78d6637b..cc700d2eea 100644
--- a/arangod/Cluster/ClusterMethods.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Cluster/ClusterMethods.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 using namespace arangodb::basics;
 using namespace arangodb::rest;
 
-static double const CL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 90.0;
+static double const CL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 120.0;
 
 namespace {
 template<typename T>