diff --git a/unique/dbus/uniquebackend-dbus.c b/unique/dbus/uniquebackend-dbus.c
index 3ae1bed..eaf52d1 100644
--- a/unique/dbus/uniquebackend-dbus.c
+++ b/unique/dbus/uniquebackend-dbus.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ unique_backend_dbus_register_proxy (UniqueBackendDBus *backend_dbus)
   backend_dbus->proxy = dbus_g_proxy_new_for_name (connection, name,
                                                    "/Factory",
                                                    "org.gtk.UniqueApp");
-  
+  dbus_g_proxy_set_default_timeout(backend_dbus->proxy, 3000);
   return (backend_dbus->proxy != NULL);
 }
 
