diff --git a/src/include/switch_types.h b/src/include/switch_types.h
index c5cd77584f..652836b17c 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_types.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_types.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ SWITCH_BEGIN_EXTERN_C
 #define SWITCH_DEFAULT_CLID_NAME ""
 #define SWITCH_DEFAULT_CLID_NUMBER "0000000000"
 #define SWITCH_DEFAULT_DTMF_DURATION 2000
+#define SWITCH_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT 60
 #define SWITCH_MIN_DTMF_DURATION 400
 #define SWITCH_MAX_DTMF_DURATION 192000
 #define SWITCH_DEFAULT_DIR_PERMS SWITCH_FPROT_UREAD | SWITCH_FPROT_UWRITE | SWITCH_FPROT_UEXECUTE | SWITCH_FPROT_GREAD | SWITCH_FPROT_GEXECUTE
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_dptools/mod_dptools.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_dptools/mod_dptools.c
index 3f28d3ba04..184b73e393 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_dptools/mod_dptools.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_dptools/mod_dptools.c
@@ -4095,7 +4095,7 @@ static switch_call_cause_t group_outgoing_channel(switch_core_session_t *session
 	char *cid_num_override = NULL;
 	char *domain = NULL, *dup_domain = NULL;
 	switch_channel_t *new_channel = NULL;
-	unsigned int timelimit = 60;
+	unsigned int timelimit = SWITCH_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
 	const char *skip, *var;
 
 	group = strdup(outbound_profile->destination_number);
@@ -4211,7 +4211,7 @@ static switch_call_cause_t user_outgoing_channel(switch_core_session_t *session,
 	char *user = NULL, *domain = NULL, *dup_domain = NULL, *dialed_user = NULL;
 	const char *dest = NULL;
 	switch_call_cause_t cause = SWITCH_CAUSE_NONE;
-	unsigned int timelimit = 60;
+	unsigned int timelimit = SWITCH_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
 	switch_channel_t *new_channel = NULL;
 	switch_event_t *params = NULL, *var_event_orig = var_event;
 	char stupid[128] = "";
@@ -5617,7 +5617,7 @@ void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC page_thread(switch_thread_t *thread, void *obj)
 	switch_memory_pool_t *pool = pd->pool;
 
 
-	if (switch_ivr_originate(NULL, &session, &cause, pd->dial_str, 60, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, pd->var_event, SOF_NONE, NULL) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+	if (switch_ivr_originate(NULL, &session, &cause, pd->dial_str, SWITCH_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, pd->var_event, SOF_NONE, NULL) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		switch_channel_t *channel = switch_core_session_get_channel(session);
 
 		switch_channel_set_variable(channel, "page_file", pd->path);
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_originate.c b/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
index 1b4b1f34b7..3794ba73b4 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_wait_for_answer(switch_core_session_t
 	ringback_t ringback = { 0 };
 	switch_frame_t *read_frame = NULL;
 	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
-	int timelimit = 60;
+	int timelimit = SWITCH_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
 	const char *var;
 	switch_time_t start = 0;
 	const char *cancel_key = NULL;
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_wait_for_answer(switch_core_session_t
 	if (caller_channel && (var = switch_channel_get_variable(caller_channel, SWITCH_CALL_TIMEOUT_VARIABLE))) {
 		timelimit = atoi(var);
 		if (timelimit < 0) {
-			timelimit = 60;
+			timelimit = SWITCH_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2086,7 +2086,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 	}
 
 	if (timelimit_sec <= 0) {
-		timelimit_sec = 60;
+		timelimit_sec = SWITCH_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/src/switch_swig.c b/src/switch_swig.c
index db4277fee7..bf2ce479fd 100644
--- a/src/switch_swig.c
+++ b/src/switch_swig.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ int fs_switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *session, switch_core_session_
 
 	switch_channel_t *caller_channel;
 	switch_core_session_t *peer_session;
-	unsigned int timelimit = 60;
+	unsigned int timelimit = SWITCH_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
 	char *var;
 	switch_call_cause_t cause = SWITCH_CAUSE_NORMAL_CLEARING;