diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f7c18488..7309285b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 1.99.4 (2011-12-26 13:50:37) stable
+Version 1.99.4 (2011-12-27 10:15:57) stable
diff --git a/gluon/widget.py b/gluon/widget.py
index 5555eea2..492e5440 100644
--- a/gluon/widget.py
+++ b/gluon/widget.py
@@ -555,9 +555,10 @@ def console():
                       help='timeout on shutdown of server (5 seconds)')
 
     parser.add_option('--socket-timeout',
-                      default=1,
+                      default=60,
+                      type='int',
                       dest='socket_timeout',
-                      help='timeout for socket (1 second)')
+                      help='timeout for socket (60 second)')
 
     parser.add_option('-f',
                       '--folder',