diff --git a/paddle/fluid/operators/distributed/rpc_client.cc b/paddle/fluid/operators/distributed/rpc_client.cc
index 2cf87faaab39fe6cf9c29e82db2b4c19fd7204c1..dc7970f4b098e5f546307c83edeaa8fa2792fb52 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/operators/distributed/rpc_client.cc
+++ b/paddle/fluid/operators/distributed/rpc_client.cc
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 #include "gflags/gflags.h"
 
 // default to 3min to avoid temprary network failures.
-DEFINE_int32(grpc_deadline, 180000, "deadline timeouts for grpc");
+// FIXME(typhoonzero): change this default to smaller value once we have
+// implemented pass barriers and tests.
+DEFINE_int32(grpc_deadline, 3600000, "deadline timeouts for grpc");
 
 namespace paddle {
 namespace operators {