diff --git a/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/plugin/screening/client/api/v1/ScreeningOpenbisServiceFacade.java b/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/plugin/screening/client/api/v1/ScreeningOpenbisServiceFacade.java
index 64f8de394674b00cb2f8165193d054e42889546a..517bd5c65ec2a168cd1204eed8d02aef6ec01e56 100644
--- a/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/plugin/screening/client/api/v1/ScreeningOpenbisServiceFacade.java
+++ b/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/plugin/screening/client/api/v1/ScreeningOpenbisServiceFacade.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class ScreeningOpenbisServiceFacade implements IScreeningOpenbisServiceFa
 
     private static final String OPENBIS_SCREENING_API = "/rmi-screening-api-v" + MAJOR_VERSION_AS;
 
-    static final long SERVER_TIMEOUT_MILLIS = 5 * DateUtils.MILLIS_PER_MINUTE;
+    static final long SERVER_TIMEOUT_MILLIS = ServiceFinder.SERVER_TIMEOUT_IN_MINUTES * DateUtils.MILLIS_PER_MINUTE;
 
     private static final IDssServiceRpcScreeningFactory DSS_SERVICE_FACTORY =
             new IDssServiceRpcScreeningFactory()