diff --git a/FHEM/70_PHTV.pm b/FHEM/70_PHTV.pm
index 74149ad1d..bd02ec0ef 100644
--- a/FHEM/70_PHTV.pm
+++ b/FHEM/70_PHTV.pm
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ sub PHTV_SendCommand($$;$$) {
         $timeout = $attr{$name}{timeout};
     }
     else {
-        $timeout = 3;
+        $timeout = 7;
     }
 
     # send request via HTTP-POST method