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 ad9916c737a2b9a092d72cf6d361e57a8957b773..2478781a2f6ec58f8b9aa0b1ace73c2c10593030 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
@@ -52,4 +52,16 @@ 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);
+    }
+
+    /** 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);
+    }
 }