diff --git a/sapl/settings.py b/sapl/settings.py
index 48df49d9b..6b824fc97 100755
--- a/sapl/settings.py
+++ b/sapl/settings.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ HAYSTACK_CONNECTIONS = {
         'ENGINE': SEARCH_BACKEND,
         SEARCH_URL[0]: SEARCH_URL[1],
         'BATCH_SIZE': 1000,
-        'TIMEOUT': 60,
+        'TIMEOUT': 20,
     },
 }