diff --git a/ipc/MutexIF.h b/ipc/MutexIF.h
index a4aff1cd..dcb1cf33 100644
--- a/ipc/MutexIF.h
+++ b/ipc/MutexIF.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 class MutexIF {
 public:
 	static const uint32_t NO_TIMEOUT; //!< Needs to be defined in implementation.
-
+	static const uint32_t MAX_TIMEOUT;
 	static const uint8_t INTERFACE_ID = CLASS_ID::MUTEX_IF;
 	/**
 	 * The system lacked the necessary resources (other than memory) to initialize another mutex.
diff --git a/osal/FreeRTOS/Mutex.cpp b/osal/FreeRTOS/Mutex.cpp
index e304d60e..cc2f865f 100644
--- a/osal/FreeRTOS/Mutex.cpp
+++ b/osal/FreeRTOS/Mutex.cpp
@@ -3,27 +3,31 @@
 #include <framework/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceStream.h>
 
 const uint32_t MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT = 0;
+const uint32_t MutexIF::MAX_TIMEOUT = portMAX_DELAY;
 
 Mutex::Mutex() {
 	handle = xSemaphoreCreateMutex();
-	if(handle == NULL) {
-		sif::error << "Mutex creation failure" << std::endl;
+	if(handle == nullptr) {
+		sif::error << "Mutex: Creation failure" << std::endl;
 	}
 }
 
 Mutex::~Mutex() {
-	if (handle != 0) {
+	if (handle != nullptr) {
 		vSemaphoreDelete(handle);
 	}
 
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t Mutex::lockMutex(uint32_t timeoutMs) {
-	if (handle == 0) {
+	if (handle == nullptr) {
 		return MutexIF::MUTEX_NOT_FOUND;
 	}
-	TickType_t timeout = portMAX_DELAY;
-	if (timeoutMs != NO_TIMEOUT) {
+	TickType_t timeout = MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT;
+	if(timeoutMs == MutexIF::MAX_TIMEOUT) {
+		timeout = MutexIF::MAX_TIMEOUT;
+	}
+	else if(timeoutMs > MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT){
 		timeout = pdMS_TO_TICKS(timeoutMs);
 	}
 
@@ -36,7 +40,7 @@ ReturnValue_t Mutex::lockMutex(uint32_t timeoutMs) {
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t Mutex::unlockMutex() {
-	if (handle == 0) {
+	if (handle == nullptr) {
 		return MutexIF::MUTEX_NOT_FOUND;
 	}
 	BaseType_t returncode = xSemaphoreGive(handle);
diff --git a/osal/FreeRTOS/Mutex.h b/osal/FreeRTOS/Mutex.h
index e04cd20d..90e82467 100644
--- a/osal/FreeRTOS/Mutex.h
+++ b/osal/FreeRTOS/Mutex.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Mutex : public MutexIF {
 public:
 	Mutex();
 	~Mutex();
-	ReturnValue_t lockMutex(uint32_t timeoutMs) override;
+	ReturnValue_t lockMutex(uint32_t timeoutMs = MutexIF::MAX_TIMEOUT) override;
 	ReturnValue_t unlockMutex() override;
 private:
 	SemaphoreHandle_t handle;