diff --git a/packages/web3-core/src/web3_config.ts b/packages/web3-core/src/web3_config.ts
index a0d6c8e0ae5..89007d74a36 100644
--- a/packages/web3-core/src/web3_config.ts
+++ b/packages/web3-core/src/web3_config.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export abstract class Web3Config
 		transactionBlockTimeout: 50,
 		transactionConfirmationBlocks: 24,
 		transactionPollingInterval: 1000,
-		transactionPollingTimeout: 750,
+		transactionPollingTimeout: 750 * 1000,
 		transactionReceiptPollingInterval: undefined,
 		transactionConfirmationPollingInterval: undefined,
 		blockHeaderTimeout: 10,
diff --git a/packages/web3-core/test/unit/__snapshots__/web3_context.test.ts.snap b/packages/web3-core/test/unit/__snapshots__/web3_context.test.ts.snap
index 01bf48da89a..18f68ac1642 100644
--- a/packages/web3-core/test/unit/__snapshots__/web3_context.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/web3-core/test/unit/__snapshots__/web3_context.test.ts.snap
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Object {
     "transactionConfirmationBlocks": 24,
     "transactionConfirmationPollingInterval": undefined,
     "transactionPollingInterval": 1000,
-    "transactionPollingTimeout": 750,
+    "transactionPollingTimeout": 750000,
     "transactionReceiptPollingInterval": undefined,
     "transactionTypeParser": undefined,
   },
diff --git a/packages/web3-core/test/unit/web3_config.test.ts b/packages/web3-core/test/unit/web3_config.test.ts
index 8be86aca3f6..5fc5ffeeb71 100644
--- a/packages/web3-core/test/unit/web3_config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/web3-core/test/unit/web3_config.test.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const defaultConfig = {
 	transactionBlockTimeout: 50,
 	transactionConfirmationBlocks: 24,
 	transactionPollingInterval: 1000,
-	transactionPollingTimeout: 750,
+	transactionPollingTimeout: 750 * 1000,
 	transactionReceiptPollingInterval: undefined,
 	transactionConfirmationPollingInterval: undefined,
 	defaultTransactionType: '0x0',
diff --git a/packages/web3-eth/test/integration/defaults.test.ts b/packages/web3-eth/test/integration/defaults.test.ts
index 2789f40126e..126a6aa485b 100644
--- a/packages/web3-eth/test/integration/defaults.test.ts
+++ b/packages/web3-eth/test/integration/defaults.test.ts
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ describe('defaults', () => {
 		it('transactionPollingInterval and transactionPollingTimeout', () => {
 			// default
 			expect(web3Eth.transactionPollingInterval).toBe(1000);
-			expect(web3Eth.transactionPollingTimeout).toBe(750);
+			expect(web3Eth.transactionPollingTimeout).toBe(750 * 1000);
 
 			// after set
 			web3Eth.setConfig({