diff --git a/irc/socket.go b/irc/socket.go
index e7c8887d..592a7190 100644
--- a/irc/socket.go
+++ b/irc/socket.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	handshakeTimeout, _ = time.ParseDuration("5s")
-	errSendQExceeded    = errors.New("SendQ exceeded")
+	handshakeTimeout = RegisterTimeout
+	errSendQExceeded = errors.New("SendQ exceeded")
 
 	sendQExceededMessage = []byte("\r\nERROR :SendQ Exceeded\r\n")
 )