diff --git a/app/actions/remote/general.ts b/app/actions/remote/general.ts
index 28fa60e21..a3c816446 100644
--- a/app/actions/remote/general.ts
+++ b/app/actions/remote/general.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ async function getDeviceIdForPing(serverUrl: string, checkDeviceId: boolean) {
 }
 
 // Default timeout interval for ping is 5 seconds
-export const doPing = async (serverUrl: string, verifyPushProxy: boolean, timeoutInterval = 5) => {
+export const doPing = async (serverUrl: string, verifyPushProxy: boolean, timeoutInterval = 5000) => {
     let client: Client;
     try {
         client = await NetworkManager.createClient(serverUrl);