diff --git a/bashrc_add b/bashrc_add
index 70da519..628c507 100755
--- a/bashrc_add
+++ b/bashrc_add
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ if [[ $- = *i* ]] ; then
     #echo "interactive shell" >&2
 
     # define variables
-    [ -z "${MYSHELLCONFIIG_ROOT_TMOUT+x}" ] && MYSHELLCONFIIG_ROOT_TMOUT=0
+    [ -z "${MYSHELLCONFIIG_ROOT_TMOUT+x}" ] && MYSHELLCONFIIG_ROOT_TMOUT=500
+    [ -z "${MYSHELLCONFIIG_USER_TMOUT+x}" ] && MYSHELLCONFIIG_USER_TMOUT=0
     [ -z "${USERNAME+x}" ]                  && USERNAME="$USER"
     [ -z "${USEREMAIL+x}" ]                 && USEREMAIL="$USER@$(domainname -f)"
     [ -z "${FULLNAME+x}" ]                  && FULLNAME="$(getent passwd $USER | cut -d ":" -f 5 | cut -d ',' -f 1)"
@@ -33,8 +34,6 @@ if [[ $- = *i* ]] ; then
     SGIT="git -C ${MYSHELLCONFIG_BASE}" 
     export MYSHELLCONFIG_BASE MYSHELLCONFIG_LOGDIR MYSHELLCONFIG_LOGFILE SGIT MYSHELLCONFIG_VIM_PLUGINS
 
-    # if we are root, exit after 5 Minutes
-    [ $( id -u ) -eq 0 ] && TMOUT=${MYSHELLCONFIIG_ROOT_TMOUT}
     cat << EOF >> "${MYSHELLCONFIG_LOGFILE}"
     ------- start -------------- $(date) ---------------8<--
 
diff --git a/myshell_load_defaults b/myshell_load_defaults
index 48fe265..876eeea 100644
--- a/myshell_load_defaults
+++ b/myshell_load_defaults
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# if we are root, exit after 5 Minutes
+[ $( id -u ) -eq 0 ] && TMOUT=${MYSHELLCONFIIG_ROOT_TMOUT}
+[ $( id -u ) -gt 0 ] && TMOUT=${MYSHELLCONFIIG_USER_TMOUT}
+
 # Load default values, functions, aliases for myshellconfig
 if ! $SSHS; then
     if [ -e ${MYSHELLCONFIG_BASE}/functions.sh ]; then