diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/http/options.rs b/packages/hurl/src/http/options.rs
index f9d97bf21..c60dd263b 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/http/options.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/http/options.rs
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ impl Default for ClientOptions {
             no_proxy: None,
             verbose: false,
             insecure: false,
-            timeout: Duration::new(300, 0),
-            connect_timeout: Duration::new(300, 0),
+            timeout: Duration::from_secs(300),
+            connect_timeout: Duration::from_secs(300),
             user: None,
             compressed: false,
             context_dir: ".".to_string(),