diff --git a/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/application.cpp b/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/application.cpp
index fab62ed11..ba1e5dd64 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/application.cpp
+++ b/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/application.cpp
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ Application::Application(const QString& id, int& argc, char** argv, const QStrin
     QThreadPool::globalInstance()->setMaxThreadCount((std::min)(128, 4));
   }
 
-  QThreadPool::globalInstance()->setExpiryTimeout(120s);
+  QThreadPool::globalInstance()->setExpiryTimeout(120000);
 
   qDebugNN << LOGSEC_CORE << "OpenSSL version:" << QUOTE_W_SPACE_DOT(QSslSocket::sslLibraryVersionString());
   qDebugNN << LOGSEC_CORE << "OpenSSL supported:" << QUOTE_W_SPACE_DOT(QSslSocket::supportsSsl());