diff --git a/src/Database.js b/src/Database.js
index f49d2bc20436262c25981d6f5136eed65e2b41b7..8246e3fc90fe3cb76c4386c48854d85bb11cc1ae 100644
--- a/src/Database.js
+++ b/src/Database.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ module.exports = function (Y /* :any */) {
       }
       this.gc1 = [] // first stage
       this.gc2 = [] // second stage -> after that, remove the op
-      this.gcTimeout = !opts.gcTimeout ? 50000 : opts.gcTimeoutÅ›
+      this.gcTimeout = !opts.gcTimeout ? 50000 : opts.gcTimeouts
       function garbageCollect () {
         return os.whenTransactionsFinished().then(function () {
           if (os.gc1.length > 0 || os.gc2.length > 0) {