diff --git a/packages/node_modules/node-red/settings.js b/packages/node_modules/node-red/settings.js
index fdacb7102..f45b2c240 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/node-red/settings.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/node-red/settings.js
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ module.exports = {
      * control for individual function nodes.
      */
 
-    defaultFunctionTimeout: 5,
+    defaultFunctionTimeout: 0,
 
     /** Default timeout, in seconds, for the Function node. 0 means no timeout is applied */
     functionTimeout: 2,