Curable, aqueous epoxy resin composition, comprising a) an epoxy compound, b) an aminic curing agent which is an aqueous solution of a product from the reaction between i) an adduct between a polyamine and a liquid glycidyl ether which is not a glycidyl ether of a polyalkylene glycol, and ii) an epoxidized polyalkylene glycol, and c) from 0.5 to 15 wt.-%, based on the sum of the components b) and c), of a compound of the general formula (I) whereby R1=—H or —C4H9, and x=1, 2, 3 or 4, providing due to the presence of component c) an adjustable and recognizable end of pot life during application, for example coating, adhesive, as flooring, casting, tooling or encapsulating.