diff --git a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/client/api/v1/DssComponentFactory.java b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/client/api/v1/DssComponentFactory.java
index 2478781a2f6ec58f8b9aa0b1ace73c2c10593030..e76e6bddb76529f47a8ca9fefc1fde76fb0957e6 100644
--- a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/client/api/v1/DssComponentFactory.java
+++ b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/client/api/v1/DssComponentFactory.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.dss.client.api.v1.impl.DssComponent;
  */
 public class DssComponentFactory
 {
+    private static final int FIVE_MINS_IN_MILLIS = 5 * 60 * 1000;
+    
     /**
      * Public factory method for creating an IDssComponent with a username and password.
      * 
@@ -52,16 +54,16 @@ public class DssComponentFactory
     {
         return DssComponent.tryCreate(sessionToken, openBISUrl, timeoutInMillis);
     }
-
+    
     /** See {@link #tryCreate(String, String, String, long)}. The timeout is fixed to 5 min. */
     public static IDssComponent tryCreate(String user, String password, String openBISUrl)
     {
-        return DssComponent.tryCreate(user, password, openBISUrl, 5000);
+        return DssComponent.tryCreate(user, password, openBISUrl, FIVE_MINS_IN_MILLIS);
     }
 
     /** See {@link #tryCreate(String, String, long)}. The timeout is fixed to 5 min. */
     public static IDssComponent tryCreate(String sessionToken, String openBISUrl)
     {
-        return DssComponent.tryCreate(sessionToken, openBISUrl, 5000);
+        return DssComponent.tryCreate(sessionToken, openBISUrl, FIVE_MINS_IN_MILLIS);
     }
 }