diff --git a/client/http.go b/client/http.go
index 8e8a402c1..aa2a65078 100644
--- a/client/http.go
+++ b/client/http.go
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	ErrTimeout = context.DeadlineExceeded
+	ErrTimeout            = context.DeadlineExceeded
+	DefaultRequestTimeout = 5 * time.Second
 )
 
 // transport mimics http.Transport to provide an interface which can be
diff --git a/discovery/discovery.go b/discovery/discovery.go
index bba0b4cfe..786a0da4c 100644
--- a/discovery/discovery.go
+++ b/discovery/discovery.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func New(durl string, id uint64, config string) (Discoverer, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	c, err := client.NewDiscoveryKeysAPI(&http.Transport{Proxy: pf}, u.String(), time.Second*5)
+	c, err := client.NewDiscoveryKeysAPI(&http.Transport{Proxy: pf}, u.String(), client.DefaultRequestTimeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}