=== modified file 'aptdaemon/client.py'
Index: aptdaemon/aptdaemon/client.py
===================================================================
--- aptdaemon.orig/aptdaemon/client.py
+++ aptdaemon/aptdaemon/client.py
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ from .errors import convert_dbus_excepti
 __all__ = ("AptTransaction", "AptClient", "get_transaction", "get_aptdaemon")
 
 
+# the default timeout for dbus method calls
+_APTDAEMON_DBUS_TIMEOUT = 86400
+
+
 class AptTransaction(GObject.Object):
 
     """Represents an aptdaemon transaction.
@@ -704,7 +708,8 @@ class AptTransaction(GObject.Object):
         try:
             return self._iface.RunAfter(transaction.tid,
                                         error_handler=error_handler,
-                                        reply_handler=reply_handler)
+                                        reply_handler=reply_handler,
+                                        timeout=_APTDAEMON_DBUS_TIMEOUT)
         except Exception as error:
             if error_handler:
                 error_handler(error)
@@ -727,7 +732,8 @@ class AptTransaction(GObject.Object):
         """
         try:
             return self._iface.Run(error_handler=error_handler,
-                                   reply_handler=reply_handler)
+                                   reply_handler=reply_handler,
+                                   timeout=_APTDAEMON_DBUS_TIMEOUT)
         except Exception as error:
             if error_handler:
                 error_handler(error)
@@ -1609,10 +1615,11 @@ class AptClient(object):
         if async:
             deferred = defer.Deferred()
             dbus_method(reply_handler=deferred.callback,
-                        error_handler=deferred.errback, *args, timeout=86400)
+                        error_handler=deferred.errback, *args,
+                        timeout=_APTDAEMON_DBUS_TIMEOUT)
             tid = yield deferred
         else:
-            tid = dbus_method(*args, timeout=86400)
+            tid = dbus_method(*args, timeout=_APTDAEMON_DBUS_TIMEOUT)
         trans = AptTransaction(tid, self.bus)
         if self._locale:
             yield trans.set_locale(self._locale)
Index: aptdaemon/aptdaemon/core.py
===================================================================
--- aptdaemon.orig/aptdaemon/core.py
+++ aptdaemon/aptdaemon/core.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ APTDAEMON_DBUS_SERVICE = 'org.debian.apt
 APTDAEMON_TRANSACTION_DBUS_INTERFACE = 'org.debian.apt.transaction'
 
 APTDAEMON_IDLE_CHECK_INTERVAL = 60
-APTDAEMON_IDLE_TIMEOUT = 5 * 60
+APTDAEMON_IDLE_TIMEOUT = 10 * 60
 
 # Maximum allowed time between the creation of a transaction and its queuing
 TRANSACTION_IDLE_TIMEOUT = 300