diff --git a/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/WorldEdit.java b/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/WorldEdit.java
index dd38f1ce0..d706053e3 100644
--- a/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/WorldEdit.java
+++ b/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/WorldEdit.java
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ public class WorldEdit {
             }
         }
         
-        engine.setTimeLimit(3000);
+        engine.setTimeLimit(config.scriptTimeout);
         
         Map<String, Object> vars = new HashMap<String, Object>();
         vars.put("argv", args);