diff --git a/src/Voice/NCCO/Action/Record.php b/src/Voice/NCCO/Action/Record.php
index 937a0bf0..4a5ef742 100644
--- a/src/Voice/NCCO/Action/Record.php
+++ b/src/Voice/NCCO/Action/Record.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Record implements ActionInterface
     /**
      * @var int
      */
-    protected $timeOut = 7200;
+    protected $timeOut = 0;
 
     /**
      * @var bool
@@ -133,10 +133,13 @@ public function toNCCOArray(): array
         $data = [
             'action' => 'record',
             'format' => $this->getFormat(),
-            'timeOut' => (string)$this->getTimeout(),
             'beepStart' => $this->getBeepStart() ? 'true' : 'false',
         ];
 
+        if ($this->getTimeout() !== 0) {
+            $data['timeOut'] = (string)$this->getTimeout();
+        }
+
         if ($this->getEndOnSilence()) {
             $data['endOnSilence'] = (string)$this->getEndOnSilence();
         }
diff --git a/test/Voice/NCCO/Action/RecordTest.php b/test/Voice/NCCO/Action/RecordTest.php
index 577f0e4f..ed625127 100644
--- a/test/Voice/NCCO/Action/RecordTest.php
+++ b/test/Voice/NCCO/Action/RecordTest.php
@@ -30,12 +30,20 @@ public function testWebhookMethodCanBeSetInFactory(): void
 
     public function testJsonSerializeLooksCorrect(): void
     {
+        $record = new Record();
         $this->assertSame([
             'action' => 'record',
             'format' => 'mp3',
-            'timeOut' => '7200',
             'beepStart' => 'false'
-        ], (new Record())->jsonSerialize());
+        ], $record->jsonSerialize());
+
+        $record->setTimeout(1234);
+        $this->assertSame([
+            'action' => 'record',
+            'format' => 'mp3',
+            'beepStart' => 'false',
+            'timeOut' => '1234'
+        ], $record->jsonSerialize());
     }
 
     public function testSettingChannelBackToOneResetsValues(): void