diff --git a/openbis-ipad/BisKit/Classes/CISDOBIpadService.m b/openbis-ipad/BisKit/Classes/CISDOBIpadService.m
index 63f1bc2cba4e46da2ef7cef7b84fdabc6fb288ef..74751bead23eb6ca448e3e1fbe9cf09c1bf0e9df 100644
--- a/openbis-ipad/BisKit/Classes/CISDOBIpadService.m
+++ b/openbis-ipad/BisKit/Classes/CISDOBIpadService.m
@@ -165,7 +165,10 @@ NSString *const CISDOBIpadServiceErrorDomain = @"CISDOBIpadServiceErrorDomain";
 - (CISDOBAsyncCall *)listRootLevelEntities;
 {
     NSDictionary *parameters = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject: @"ROOT" forKey: @"requestKey"];
-    return [self createIpadServiceCallWithParameters: parameters];
+    CISDOBIpadServiceCall *serviceCall = [self createIpadServiceCallWithParameters: parameters];
+    // Make sure the timeout interval is at least 60s
+    if (serviceCall.timeoutInterval < 60.) serviceCall.timeoutInterval = 60.;
+    return serviceCall;
 }
 
 - (NSArray *)convertToEntitiesPermIds:(NSArray *)permIds refcons:(NSArray *)refcons count:(NSUInteger)count
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diff --git a/openbis-ipad/openBIS/openBIS.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/cramakri.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate b/openbis-ipad/openBIS/openBIS.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/cramakri.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate
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