diff --git a/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/ImapIdleChannelAdapter.java b/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/ImapIdleChannelAdapter.java
index 2bb0eca263..bb8f4f96f1 100755
--- a/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/ImapIdleChannelAdapter.java
+++ b/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/ImapIdleChannelAdapter.java
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public class ImapIdleChannelAdapter extends MessageProducerSupport {
 		CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
 		try {
 			logger.warn("Waiting " + reconnectDelay + " seconds before attemptong to reconnect to host");
-			latch.await(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+			latch.await(this.reconnectDelay, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
 			reconnecting = true;
 			logger.warn("Will attempt to reconnect to host now");
 		} catch (Exception ignore) {