diff --git a/secure/fax_to_email.php b/secure/fax_to_email.php
index 3633508717..8a02188d23 100644
--- a/secure/fax_to_email.php
+++ b/secure/fax_to_email.php
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ if (!function_exists('fax_split_dtmf')) {
 	include "resources/phpmailer/class.smtp.php"; // optional, gets called from within class.phpmailer.php if not already loaded
 
 //set php ini values
-	ini_set(max_execution_time,900); //15 minutes
+	ini_set('max_execution_time', 900); //15 minutes
 	ini_set('memory_limit', '96M');
 
 //start the to cache the output