diff --git a/PLUGIN-INF/metadata_SLUBVirusCheckClamAVPlugin.xml b/PLUGIN-INF/metadata_SLUBVirusCheckClamAVPlugin.xml
index 279f495de3af397bcdc6fa05b7912a36d51e9728..f6cdc3e15cc7da1186a2aae7a9a289d28811ba7a 100644
--- a/PLUGIN-INF/metadata_SLUBVirusCheckClamAVPlugin.xml
+++ b/PLUGIN-INF/metadata_SLUBVirusCheckClamAVPlugin.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 					<ui_tool_tip>add timeout (in ms) for clamAV daemon</ui_tool_tip>
 					<single>false</single>
 					<mandatory>true</mandatory>
-					<default_value>60</default_value>
+					<default_value>60000</default_value>
 					<x_logic_type>String</x_logic_type>
 					<x_ui_type>TextField</x_ui_type>
 					<css_class>width40</css_class>