diff --git a/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/internal/telnet/TelnetSettings.java b/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/internal/telnet/TelnetSettings.java
index 9fa7dbc8758..e25d6bca3a2 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/internal/telnet/TelnetSettings.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/internal/telnet/TelnetSettings.java
@@ -60,12 +60,14 @@ public class TelnetSettings implements ITelnetSettings {
 	public void load(ISettingsStore store) {
 		fHost = store.get("Host", fProperties.getDefaultHost());//$NON-NLS-1$
 		fNetworkPort = store.get("NetworkPort", fProperties.getDefaultNetworkPort());//$NON-NLS-1$
+		fTimeout = store.get("Timeout","10");//$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
 	}
 
 
 	public void save(ISettingsStore store) {
 		store.put("Host", fHost);//$NON-NLS-1$
 		store.put("NetworkPort", fNetworkPort);//$NON-NLS-1$
+		store.put("Timeout", fTimeout);//$NON-NLS-1$
 	}