diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/environment_variables/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/environment_variables/__init__.py
index 5baf5fcd55..fb824cddd2 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/environment_variables/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/environment_variables/__init__.py
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
 .. envvar:: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TIMEOUT
 
 The :envvar:`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TIMEOUT` is the maximum time the OTLP exporter will wait for each batch export.
-Default: 10
+Default: 10000
 """
 
 OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT = "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT"