Title: Scan Fatal Error
Last modified: December 15, 2016

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# Scan Fatal Error

 *  Resolved [vark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vark/)
 * (@vark)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-fatal-error/)
 * Hi,
 * Wordfence Version 6.2.8
    WordPress 4.6.1
 * Getting the following scan error:
 * Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in …/wp-content/plugins/
   wordfence/lib/wordfenceScanner.php on line 312
 * Current settings:
    How much memory should Wordfence request when scanning: 300
   Megabytes Maximum execution time for each scan stage: 60

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 *  Thread Starter [vark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vark/)
 * (@vark)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-fatal-error/#post-8561781)
 * This continues to be an issue…
 *  [wfalaa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfalaa/)
 * (@wfalaa)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-fatal-error/#post-8561814)
 * Hi vark,
    Please change the “[Maximum execution time for each scan stage](https://docs.wordfence.com/en/Wordfence_options#Maximum_execution_time_for_each_scan_stage)”
   to 30 seconds and start a new scan, if this doesn’t work, then try changing the
   value to 15 seconds, or even 12 seconds and let me know how it goes.
 * Thanks.
 *  Thread Starter [vark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vark/)
 * (@vark)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-fatal-error/#post-8562534)
 * Hi,
    Thanks very much, 15 did the trick. Best, Vark

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-fatal-error/#post-8562534)
 * Status: resolved