diff --git a/svn/ddclient b/svn/ddclient
index 8936ff8..93e97de 100755
--- a/svn/ddclient
+++ b/svn/ddclient
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ my %variables = (
 	'cmd'                 => setv(T_PROG,  0, 0, 1, '',                   undef),
 	'cmd-skip'            => setv(T_STRING,1, 0, 1, '',                   undef),
 
-	'timeout'             => setv(T_DELAY, 0, 0, 1, 0,                    interval('120s')),
+	'timeout'             => setv(T_DELAY, 0, 0, 1, interval('120s'),     interval('120s')),
 	'retry'               => setv(T_BOOL,  0, 0, 0, 0,                    undef),
 	'force'               => setv(T_BOOL,  0, 0, 0, 0,                    undef),
 	'ssl'                 => setv(T_BOOL,  0, 0, 0, 0,                    undef),
diff --git a/svn/patches/ubuntu/default-timeout.patch b/svn/patches/ubuntu/default-timeout.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f7197f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/svn/patches/ubuntu/default-timeout.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# patch original from ubuntu forum:
+# https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ddclient/+bug/116066
+--- ddclient	2007-10-25 19:39:46.000000000 +0300
++++ ddclient	2007-10-25 19:36:41.000000000 +0300
+@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
+ 	'cmd'                 => setv(T_PROG,  0, 0, 1, '',                   undef),
+ 	'cmd-skip'            => setv(T_STRING,1, 0, 1, '',                   undef),
+
+-	'timeout'             => setv(T_DELAY, 0, 0, 1, 0,                    interval('120s')),
++	'timeout'             => setv(T_DELAY, 0, 0, 1, interval('120s'),     interval('120s')),
+ 	'retry'               => setv(T_BOOL,  0, 0, 0, 0,                    undef),
+ 	'force'               => setv(T_BOOL,  0, 0, 0, 0,                    undef),
+ 	'ssl'                 => setv(T_BOOL,  0, 0, 0, 0,                    undef),