diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/phonehome/GATKRunReport.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/phonehome/GATKRunReport.java
index f190cbcfd..a42c73212 100644
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/phonehome/GATKRunReport.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/phonehome/GATKRunReport.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class GATKRunReport {
     private static File REPORT_SENTINEL = new File(REPORT_DIR.getAbsolutePath() + "/ENABLE");
 
     // number of milliseconds before the S3 put operation is timed-out:
-    private static final long S3PutTimeOut = 30 * 1000;
+    private static final long S3PutTimeOut = 10 * 1000;
 
 
     /**