diff --git a/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp b/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp
index 514983390f8bb..199f7c0546d9c 100644
--- a/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcNetworkJob, "nextcloud.sync.networkjob", QtInfoMsg)
 
 // If not set, it is overwritten by the Application constructor with the value from the config
 int AbstractNetworkJob::httpTimeout = qEnvironmentVariableIntValue("OWNCLOUD_TIMEOUT");
-bool AbstractNetworkJob::enableTimeout = false;
+bool AbstractNetworkJob::enableTimeout = true;
 
 AbstractNetworkJob::AbstractNetworkJob(const AccountPtr &account, const QString &path, QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)