diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/export/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/export/__init__.py
index 167e487102d..31dff4fa099 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/export/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/export/__init__.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ def force_flush(self, timeout_millis: Optional[int] = None) -> bool:
             flush_request = self._get_or_create_flush_request()
             self._condition.notify_all()
 
-        ret = flush_request.event.wait()
+        ret = flush_request.event.wait(timeout_millis / 1e3)
         if not ret:
             _logger.warning("Timeout was exceeded in force_flush().")
         return ret