diff --git a/src/core/PortalManager.cpp b/src/core/PortalManager.cpp
index 2fe7221..912f859 100644
--- a/src/core/PortalManager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/PortalManager.cpp
@@ -378,8 +378,6 @@ void CPortalManager::startEventLoop() {
         }
     });
 
-    addTimer({10000, [this] { this->terminate(); }});
-
     while (1) { // dbus events
         // wait for being awakened
         m_sEventLoopInternals.loopRequestMutex.unlock(); // unlock, we are ready to take events