diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/AsyncRequest.py b/direct/src/distributed/AsyncRequest.py
index 8b4d11866e..bdaac1ebfa 100755
--- a/direct/src/distributed/AsyncRequest.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/AsyncRequest.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from ConnectionRepository import *
 
 DefaultTimeout = 8.0
 if __debug__:
-    DefaultTimeout = config.GetInt("async-request-default-timeout", 8.0)
+    DefaultTimeout = config.GetFloat("async-request-default-timeout", 8.0)
     BreakOnTimeout = config.GetBool("async-request-break-on-timeout", 0)
 
 _asyncRequests={}