diff --git a/src/plugins/quectel/mm-broadband-modem-quectel.c b/src/plugins/quectel/mm-broadband-modem-quectel.c
index ffc514a2..072e291b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/quectel/mm-broadband-modem-quectel.c
+++ b/src/plugins/quectel/mm-broadband-modem-quectel.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ common_modem_power_operation (MMBroadbandModemQuectel  *self,
 {
     mm_base_modem_at_command (MM_BASE_MODEM (self),
                               command,
-                              30,
+                              15,
                               FALSE,
                               callback,
                               user_data);