diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index bb2d677ef..af1d6430c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ EMAIL_SENDER_NAME=admin
 EMAIL_SENDER_DOMAIN=
 
 # Query timeouts
-SEARCH_TIMEOUT=15
+SEARCH_TIMEOUT=5
 QUERY_TIMEOUT=5
 
 # Thumbnails Generation