diff --git a/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp b/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
index f095834e..53f5aea2 100644
--- a/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
+++ b/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ void DeviceHandlerBase::doTransition(Mode_t modeFrom, Submode_t subModeFrom) {
 
 uint32_t DeviceHandlerBase::getTransitionDelayMs(Mode_t modeFrom,
 		Mode_t modeTo) {
-	return 0;
+	return 5000;
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t DeviceHandlerBase::getStateOfSwitches(void) {