diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/DistributedPrimitive.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/DistributedPrimitive.java
index 38179df..b3328e5 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/DistributedPrimitive.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/DistributedPrimitive.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
         INACTIVE
     }
 
-    static final long DEFAULT_OPERTATION_TIMEOUT_MILLIS = 60000L;
+    static final long DEFAULT_OPERTATION_TIMEOUT_MILLIS = 5000L;
 
     /**
      * Returns the name of this primitive.