diff --git a/e2e/workspaces/demo_app/scrollUntilVisible_timeout.yaml b/e2e/workspaces/demo_app/scrollUntilVisible_timeout.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41cdb74ea4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/workspaces/demo_app/scrollUntilVisible_timeout.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+appId: com.example.example
+tags:
+    - passing
+---
+- launchApp:
+    clearState: true
+- evalScript: ${maestro.startTime = new Date()}
+- scrollUntilVisible:
+    element: non-existent
+    timeout: 1000
+    optional: true
+- evalScript: ${maestro.endTime = new Date()}
+- assertTrue: ${maestro.endTime - maestro.startTime < 5000} # Far less than the 20000 default, but enough to allow for processing time
diff --git a/maestro-orchestra-models/src/main/java/maestro/orchestra/Commands.kt b/maestro-orchestra-models/src/main/java/maestro/orchestra/Commands.kt
index 9c59306b48..3656ce3d50 100644
--- a/maestro-orchestra-models/src/main/java/maestro/orchestra/Commands.kt
+++ b/maestro-orchestra-models/src/main/java/maestro/orchestra/Commands.kt
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ data class ScrollUntilVisibleCommand(
     }
 
     private fun String.timeoutToMillis(): String {
-        val timeout = if (this.toLong() < 0) { DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_IN_MILLIS.toLong() * 1000L } else this.toLong() * 1000L
-        return timeout.toString()
+        return if (this.toLong() < 0) { DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_IN_MILLIS } else this
     }
 
     override fun description(): String {
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ data class ScrollUntilVisibleCommand(
     }
 
     companion object {
-        const val DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_IN_MILLIS = "20"
+        const val DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_IN_MILLIS = "20000"
         const val DEFAULT_SCROLL_DURATION = "40"
         const val DEFAULT_ELEMENT_VISIBILITY_PERCENTAGE = 100
         const val DEFAULT_CENTER_ELEMENT = false
diff --git a/maestro-orchestra/src/test/java/maestro/orchestra/yaml/YamlCommandReaderTest.kt b/maestro-orchestra/src/test/java/maestro/orchestra/yaml/YamlCommandReaderTest.kt
index 19db099240..2e20c03f93 100644
--- a/maestro-orchestra/src/test/java/maestro/orchestra/yaml/YamlCommandReaderTest.kt
+++ b/maestro-orchestra/src/test/java/maestro/orchestra/yaml/YamlCommandReaderTest.kt
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ internal class YamlCommandReaderTest {
             ScrollUntilVisibleCommand(
                 selector = ElementSelector(textRegex = "Footer"),
                 direction = ScrollDirection.DOWN,
-                timeout = "20",
+                timeout = "20000",
                 scrollDuration = "40",
                 visibilityPercentage = 100,
                 label = "Scroll to the bottom",
diff --git a/maestro-test/src/test/resources/117_scroll_until_visible_speed.js b/maestro-test/src/test/resources/117_scroll_until_visible_speed.js
index cca0b994ac..9fdd6f6756 100644
--- a/maestro-test/src/test/resources/117_scroll_until_visible_speed.js
+++ b/maestro-test/src/test/resources/117_scroll_until_visible_speed.js
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ output.speed = {
 }
 
 output.timeout = {
-    slow: 20
+    slow: 20000
 }
 
 output.element = {
     id: "maestro"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}