diff --git a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/data_lifecycle/workspaces.md b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/data_lifecycle/workspaces.md
index b5c5b7e55aaac981eb68450008dfe8ab829202db..d5b9c964d856912d276e919a1aaeff9aee9561bb 100644
--- a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/data_lifecycle/workspaces.md
+++ b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/data_lifecycle/workspaces.md
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ workspaces within in the directory `DIR`. Calling this command will do the follo
     ```bash
     ANSRED=$'\e[41;1m'
     ANSRESET=$'\e[0m'
-    buf="$(timeout 10 ws_register $HOME/workspaces)";
+    buf="$(timeout 10s ws_register $HOME/workspaces)";
     if test $? -eq 0; then
         printf "${buf}";
     else