diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/notifications/notification-freedesktop.c b/src/fe-gtk/notifications/notification-freedesktop.c
index 030309a4..32ebb004 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/notifications/notification-freedesktop.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/notifications/notification-freedesktop.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ notification_backend_show (const char *title, const char *text)
                        "Notify",
                        g_variant_builder_end (&params),
                        G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NONE,
-                       1000,
+                       -1,
                        NULL,
                        (GAsyncReadyCallback)on_notify_ready,
                        NULL);
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ notification_backend_init (const char **error)
                                        "GetCapabilities",
                                        NULL,
                                        G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NONE,
-                                       30,
+                                       1000,
                                        NULL,
                                        &err);