diff --git a/localization/xliff/vscode-mssql.xlf b/localization/xliff/vscode-mssql.xlf
index 432c59184f..3c4dc2098d 100644
--- a/localization/xliff/vscode-mssql.xlf
+++ b/localization/xliff/vscode-mssql.xlf
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@
       <source xml:lang="en">[Optional] Specify the length of time in seconds to wait for a command to execute before terminating the attempt and generating an error. The default value is 30 seconds.</source>
     </trans-unit>
     <trans-unit id="mssql.connection.connectTimeout">
-      <source xml:lang="en">[Optional] Specify the length of time in seconds to wait for a connection to the server before terminating connection attempt and generating an error. The default value is 15 seconds for on-premise and 30 seconds for Azure SQL Database connections.</source>
+      <source xml:lang="en">[Optional] Specify the length of time in seconds to wait for a connection to the server before terminating connection attempt and generating an error. The default value is 30 seconds.</source>
     </trans-unit>
     <trans-unit id="mssql.connection.maxPoolSize">
       <source xml:lang="en">[Optional] Specify the maximum number of connections allowed in the pool.</source>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8346502934..b378f4afa1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@
               },
               "connectTimeout": {
                 "type": "number",
-                "default": 15,
+                "default": 30,
                 "description": "%mssql.connection.connectTimeout%"
               },
               "commandTimeout": {
diff --git a/package.nls.json b/package.nls.json
index 4bf03bd765..3436551e79 100644
--- a/package.nls.json
+++ b/package.nls.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 "mssql.connection.trustServerCertificate":"[Optional] When set to 'true', the SQL Server SSL certificate is automatically trusted when the communication layer is encrypted using SSL. Set 'false' for Azure SQL Database connection.",
 "mssql.connection.hostNameInCertificate":"[Optional] When specified (and encrypt=Mandatory and trustServerCertificate=false), SQL Server uses provided hostname for validating trust with the server certificate.",
 "mssql.connection.persistSecurityInfo":"[Optional] When set to false, security-sensitive information, such as the password, is not returned as part of the connection if the connection is open or has ever been in an open state.",
-"mssql.connection.connectTimeout":"[Optional] Specify the length of time in seconds to wait for a connection to the server before terminating connection attempt and generating an error. The default value is 15 seconds for on-premise and 30 seconds for Azure SQL Database connections.",
+"mssql.connection.connectTimeout":"[Optional] Specify the length of time in seconds to wait for a connection to the server before terminating connection attempt and generating an error. The default value is 30 seconds.",
 "mssql.connection.commandTimeout":"[Optional] Specify the length of time in seconds to wait for a command to execute before terminating the attempt and generating an error. The default value is 30 seconds.",
 "mssql.connection.connectRetryCount":"[Optional] Specify the number of attempts to restore connection.",
 "mssql.connection.connectRetryInterval":"[Optional] Specify the delay between attempts to restore connection.",
diff --git a/src/connectionconfig/connectionDialogWebviewController.ts b/src/connectionconfig/connectionDialogWebviewController.ts
index 88742d3873..662522c841 100644
--- a/src/connectionconfig/connectionDialogWebviewController.ts
+++ b/src/connectionconfig/connectionDialogWebviewController.ts
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ export class ConnectionDialogWebviewController extends ReactWebviewPanelControll
     private async loadEmptyConnection() {
         const emptyConnection = {
             authenticationType: AuthenticationType.SqlLogin,
-            connectTimeout: 15, // seconds
+            connectTimeout: 30, // seconds
             applicationName: "vscode-mssql",
         } as IConnectionDialogProfile;
         this.state.connectionProfile = emptyConnection;