diff --git a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentEditor/lib/webservice.py b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentEditor/lib/webservice.py
index a9ee817cf514e99b0f5c9c1f001dc732b6cfae92..c5e3e3d6757c1db00f2102f7185eaabbd72bc891 100755
--- a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentEditor/lib/webservice.py
+++ b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentEditor/lib/webservice.py
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ def main():
     global rarpc
     rarpc = RARPC(busname=DEFAULT_RADB_BUSNAME, servicename=DEFAULT_RADB_SERVICENAME, broker=options.broker)
     global momrpc
-    momrpc = MoMRPC(busname=DEFAULT_MOM_BUSNAME, servicename=DEFAULT_MOM_SERVICENAME, timeout=0.05, broker=options.broker)
+    momrpc = MoMRPC(busname=DEFAULT_MOM_BUSNAME, servicename=DEFAULT_MOM_SERVICENAME, timeout=2.5, broker=options.broker)
     global radbchangeshandler
     radbchangeshandler = RADBChangesHandler(DEFAULT_RADB_CHANGES_BUSNAME, broker=options.broker, momrpc=momrpc)