diff --git a/libnm-glib/nm-vpn-plugin.c b/libnm-glib/nm-vpn-plugin.c
index f40ea800f2..a9c4a1f886 100644
--- a/libnm-glib/nm-vpn-plugin.c
+++ b/libnm-glib/nm-vpn-plugin.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static gboolean impl_vpn_plugin_set_failure (NMVPNPlugin *plugin,
 
 #include "nm-vpn-plugin-glue.h"
 
-#define NM_VPN_PLUGIN_QUIT_TIMER    20
+#define NM_VPN_PLUGIN_QUIT_TIMER    180
 
 G_DEFINE_ABSTRACT_TYPE (NMVPNPlugin, nm_vpn_plugin, G_TYPE_OBJECT)
 
diff --git a/libnm/nm-vpn-plugin-old.c b/libnm/nm-vpn-plugin-old.c
index 24d8e40163..deaa07dd21 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-vpn-plugin-old.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-vpn-plugin-old.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 #include "nmdbus-vpn-plugin.h"
 
-#define NM_VPN_PLUGIN_OLD_QUIT_TIMER    20
+#define NM_VPN_PLUGIN_OLD_QUIT_TIMER    180
 
 static void nm_vpn_plugin_old_initable_iface_init (GInitableIface *iface);