diff --git a/lib/ansible/constants.py b/lib/ansible/constants.py
index fdab0bf168..852ea506b6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/constants.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/constants.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ ANSIBLE_SSH_CONTROL_PATH       = get_config(p, 'ssh_connection', 'control_path',
 PARAMIKO_RECORD_HOST_KEYS      = get_config(p, 'paramiko_connection', 'record_host_keys', 'ANSIBLE_PARAMIKO_RECORD_HOST_KEYS', True, boolean=True)
 ZEROMQ_PORT                    = get_config(p, 'fireball_connection', 'zeromq_port', 'ANSIBLE_ZEROMQ_PORT', 5099, integer=True)
 ACCELERATE_PORT                = get_config(p, 'accelerate', 'accelerate_port', 'ACCELERATE_PORT', 5099, integer=True)
-ACCELERATE_TIMEOUT             = int(get_config(p, 'accelerate', 'accelerate_timeout', 'ACCELERATE_TIMEOUT', 300))
+ACCELERATE_TIMEOUT             = int(get_config(p, 'accelerate', 'accelerate_timeout', 'ACCELERATE_TIMEOUT', 30))
 ACCELERATE_CONNECT_TIMEOUT     = float(get_config(p, 'accelerate', 'accelerate_connect_timeout', 'ACCELERATE_CONNECT_TIMEOUT', 1.0))
 
 DEFAULT_UNDEFINED_VAR_BEHAVIOR = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'error_on_undefined_vars', 'ANSIBLE_ERROR_ON_UNDEFINED_VARS', True, boolean=True)