diff --git a/lib/inc/sai_redis.h b/lib/inc/sai_redis.h
index 678887c12..bf29a8dea 100644
--- a/lib/inc/sai_redis.h
+++ b/lib/inc/sai_redis.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void check_notifications_pointers(
 
 // if we don't receive response from syncd in 60 seconds
 // there is something wrong and we should fail
-#define GET_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT (6*60*1000)
+#define GET_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT (60*1000)
 
 extern std::string getSelectResultAsString(int result);
 extern void clear_local_state();