diff --git a/FofbTool/Utils.py b/FofbTool/Utils.py
index 609b5cc3d573f0bb701b7e29c646569d2dbba747..5ceb81c20876dfaf25ba22d79b3f7723bb5dbd05 100644
--- a/FofbTool/Utils.py
+++ b/FofbTool/Utils.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def init_watcher():
 
     try:
         wprx=tango.DeviceProxy(tangopath["fofb-watcher"])
-        wprx.set_timeout_millis(30000)
+        wprx.set_timeout_millis(60000)
     except tango.DevFailed as e:
             logger.error("Could not get DeviceProxy on {}".format(tangopath["fofb-watcher"]))
             logger.debug(str(e))