diff --git a/rho/inventory_scan.py b/rho/inventory_scan.py
index 9fac2fa..58836db 100644
--- a/rho/inventory_scan.py
+++ b/rho/inventory_scan.py
@@ -313,9 +313,9 @@ def inventory_scan(hosts_yml_path, facts_to_collect, report_path,
                           forks=forks,
                           vars=json.dumps(ansible_vars))
 
-        rho_host_scan_timeout = os.getenv('RHO_HOST_SCAN_TIMEOUT', 10)
+        rho_host_scan_timeout = os.getenv('RHO_HOST_SCAN_TIMEOUT', 20)
         host_scan_timeout = ((len(hosts) // int(forks)) + 1) \
-            * rho_host_scan_timeout
+            * int(rho_host_scan_timeout)
         utilities.log.info('Starting scan for group "%s" with %d systems'
                            ' with timeout of %d minutes.',
                            group, len(hosts), host_scan_timeout)