diff --git a/vmware-base/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/util/VmwareClient.java b/vmware-base/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/util/VmwareClient.java
index 49b04dd57c4..238dc600495 100644
--- a/vmware-base/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/util/VmwareClient.java
+++ b/vmware-base/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/util/VmwareClient.java
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ public class VmwareClient {
         ctxt.put(BindingProvider.ENDPOINT_ADDRESS_PROPERTY, url);
         ctxt.put(BindingProvider.SESSION_MAINTAIN_PROPERTY, true);
 
-        ctxt.put("com.sun.xml.internal.ws.request.timeout", 600000);
-        ctxt.put("com.sun.xml.internal.ws.connect.timeout", 600000);
+        ctxt.put("com.sun.xml.internal.ws.request.timeout", 1200000);
+        ctxt.put("com.sun.xml.internal.ws.connect.timeout", 1200000);
 
         ServiceContent serviceContent = vimPort.retrieveServiceContent(SVC_INST_REF);