diff --git a/src/gajim.py b/src/gajim.py
index cbf43ed3e0cf1ee31c007725c07f900e08548e25..6dd310f20613f78e5d80707c685f63074c672c4c 100755
--- a/src/gajim.py
+++ b/src/gajim.py
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ class PassphraseRequest:
 		self.passphrase = passphrase
 		self.completed = True
 		if passphrase is not None:
-			gobject.timeout_add(30000, gajim.interface.forget_gpg_passphrase,
+			gobject.timeout_add_seconds(30, gajim.interface.forget_gpg_passphrase,
 				self.keyid)
 		for (account, cb) in self.callbacks:
 			self.run_callback(account, cb)