diff --git a/mod/choice/lib.php b/mod/choice/lib.php
index 5f9ded4d090..770077d09fa 100644
--- a/mod/choice/lib.php
+++ b/mod/choice/lib.php
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ function choice_user_submit_response($formanswer, $choice, $userid, $course, $cm
         $lockfactory = \core\lock\lock_config::get_lock_factory($locktype);
 
         // Opening the lock.
-        $choicelock = $lockfactory->get_lock($resouce, $timeout);
+        $choicelock = $lockfactory->get_lock($resouce, $timeout, MINSECS);
         if (!$choicelock) {
             print_error('cannotsubmit', 'choice', $continueurl);
         }