diff --git a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/kernel/FetchConfigurationImpl.java b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/kernel/FetchConfigurationImpl.java
index 0975f875f..99700afa6 100644
--- a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/kernel/FetchConfigurationImpl.java
+++ b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/kernel/FetchConfigurationImpl.java
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ public class FetchConfigurationImpl
         OpenJPAConfiguration conf = ctx.getConfiguration();
         setFetchBatchSize(conf.getFetchBatchSize());
         setFlushBeforeQueries(conf.getFlushBeforeQueriesConstant());
+        setLockTimeout(conf.getLockTimeout());
         clearFetchGroups();
         addFetchGroups(Arrays.asList(conf.getFetchGroupsList()));
         setMaxFetchDepth(conf.getMaxFetchDepth());