diff --git a/corona.cpp b/corona.cpp
index 4e368a11b..3eb2982ba 100644
--- a/corona.cpp
+++ b/corona.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ namespace Plasma
 {
 
 // constant controlling how long between requesting a configuration sync
-// and one happening should occur. currently 2 minutes.
-const int CONFIG_SYNC_TIMEOUT = 120000;
+// and one happening should occur. currently 30 seconds
+const int CONFIG_SYNC_TIMEOUT = 30000;
 
 class Corona::Private
 {