diff --git a/StatsCrosslet-DS/StatsCrosslet.py b/StatsCrosslet-DS/StatsCrosslet.py
index 5e9cb6577fe7bf4430e5f1d433acb82528bed97d..350a7415d79c8a60062ce658b1efff3433feecf4 100644
--- a/StatsCrosslet-DS/StatsCrosslet.py
+++ b/StatsCrosslet-DS/StatsCrosslet.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class StatsCrosslet(Device):
         # PROTECTED REGION ID(StatsCrosslet.init_device) ENABLED START #
         try:
             self.debug_stream("Connecting to OPC-UA server %s:%d...", self.OPC_Server_Name, self.OPC_Server_Port)
-            self.client = opcua.Client("opc.tcp://{}:{}/".format(self.OPC_Server_Name, self.OPC_Server_Port), self.OPC_Time_out)
+            self.client = opcua.Client("opc.tcp://{}:{}/".format(self.OPC_Server_Name, self.OPC_Server_Port), self.OPC_Time_out * 1000)
             self.client.connect()
             ns = self.client.get_namespace_index("http://lofar.eu")
             self.obj = self.client.get_root_node().get_child(["0:Objects", "{}:StationMetrics".format(ns),                                            "{}:RCU".format(ns)])