diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/config.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/config.py
index afc4742ba..87f949ce8 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/config.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/config.py
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ SENSITIVE_SSH_KEY_FIELDS = [
     SensitiveField(path="public_key", field_encryptor=StringEncryptor),
 ]
 
+SMB_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT = 30
+
 
 class ConfigService:
     default_config = None
@@ -584,19 +586,19 @@ class ConfigService:
         config.pop(flat_config_exploiter_classes_field, None)
 
         formatted_exploiters_config = ConfigService._add_smb_download_timeout_to_exploiters(
-            config, formatted_exploiters_config
+            formatted_exploiters_config
         )
         return ConfigService._add_supported_os_to_exploiters(formatted_exploiters_config)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _add_smb_download_timeout_to_exploiters(
-        flat_config: Dict, formatted_config: Dict
+        formatted_config: Dict,
     ) -> Dict[str, List[Dict[str, Any]]]:
         new_config = copy.deepcopy(formatted_config)
         uses_smb_timeout = {"SmbExploiter", "WmiExploiter"}
 
         for exploiter in filter(lambda e: e["name"] in uses_smb_timeout, new_config["brute_force"]):
-            exploiter["options"]["smb_download_timeout"] = flat_config["smb_download_timeout"]
+            exploiter["options"]["smb_download_timeout"] = SMB_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT
 
         return new_config