diff --git a/etc/emq.conf b/etc/emq.conf
index 9509bcc4d..dcf7d1d2d 100644
--- a/etc/emq.conf
+++ b/etc/emq.conf
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ mqtt.listener.ssl.max_clients = 512
 
 ## Configuring SSL Options
 ## See http://erlang.org/doc/man/ssl.html
-mqtt.listener.ssl.handshake_timeout = 15
+mqtt.listener.ssl.handshake_timeout = 2000
 mqtt.listener.ssl.keyfile = etc/certs/key.pem
 mqtt.listener.ssl.certfile = etc/certs/cert.pem
 ## mqtt.listener.ssl.cacertfile = etc/certs/cacert.pem