diff --git a/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_command_library.cpp b/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_command_library.cpp
index 96d236766..b6efc533a 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_command_library.cpp
+++ b/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_command_library.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ command_result get_operator_name(CommandableIf *t, std::string &operator_name, i
 {
     ESP_LOGV(TAG, "%s", __func__ );
     std::string out;
-    auto ret = generic_get_string(t, "AT+COPS?\r", out, 75000);
+    auto ret = generic_get_string(t, "AT+COPS?\r", out, 1000);
     if (ret != command_result::OK) {
         return ret;
     }