diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-rest/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/rest/RestRequest.java b/spring-data-neo4j-rest/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/rest/RestRequest.java
index 0d9fa8d37..395ee5a2a 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-rest/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/rest/RestRequest.java
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-rest/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/rest/RestRequest.java
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 public class RestRequest {
 
-    public static final int CONNECT_TIMEOUT = (int) TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(300);
-    public static final int READ_TIMEOUT = (int) TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(300);
+    public static final int CONNECT_TIMEOUT = (int) TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(30);
+    public static final int READ_TIMEOUT = (int) TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(30);
     private final URI baseUri;
     private final Client client;