diff --git a/kutils/kpasswdstore/kpasswdstore.cpp b/kutils/kpasswdstore/kpasswdstore.cpp
index de6cb96d..1d82dea4 100644
--- a/kutils/kpasswdstore/kpasswdstore.cpp
+++ b/kutils/kpasswdstore/kpasswdstore.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 static const int kpasswdstore_buffsize = 1024;
 static const int kpasswdstore_passretries = 3;
-static const int kpasswdstore_passtimeout = 30000;
+static const qint64 kpasswdstore_passtimeout = 2 * 60000;
 
 // EVP_CIPHER_CTX_key_length() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_iv_length() cannot be called
 // prior to EVP_EncryptInit() and EVP_DecryptInit() so hardcoding these
diff --git a/kutils/kpasswdstore/kpasswdstore.h b/kutils/kpasswdstore/kpasswdstore.h
index 31ad309b..6af82a84 100644
--- a/kutils/kpasswdstore/kpasswdstore.h
+++ b/kutils/kpasswdstore/kpasswdstore.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class KPasswdStorePrivate;
     Class to store and retrieve passwords.
 
     The password used for encrypting and decrypting the store will be asked for
-    upon the first request and again after 30sec of inactivity. Opening the
+    upon the first request and again after 2 minutes of inactivity. Opening the
     store pre-emptively is also possbile but optional.
 
     @code