diff --git a/annis-gui/src/main/java/annis/gui/resultfetch/ResultFetchJob.java b/annis-gui/src/main/java/annis/gui/resultfetch/ResultFetchJob.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/annis-gui/src/main/java/annis/gui/resultfetch/ResultFetchJob.java
+++ b/annis-gui/src/main/java/annis/gui/resultfetch/ResultFetchJob.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class ResultFetchJob extends AbstractResultFetchJob implements Runnable
       });
 
       // get the matches
-      result = futureMatches.get(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+      result = futureMatches.get();
       
       // store the matches for later purposes
       queryController.setMatches(result);
@@ -210,10 +210,6 @@ public class ResultFetchJob extends AbstractResultFetchJob implements Runnable
         }
       });
     }
-    catch (TimeoutException ex)
-    {
-      log.info(null, ex);
-    }
     catch (InterruptedException ex)
     {
       log.warn(null, ex);
don't set timeout in ResultFetchJob, the service must trigger the timeout