diff --git a/packages/repeater/src/request-runner/protocols/WsRequestRunner.spec.ts b/packages/repeater/src/request-runner/protocols/WsRequestRunner.spec.ts
index b57c7290..afe886a5 100644
--- a/packages/repeater/src/request-runner/protocols/WsRequestRunner.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/repeater/src/request-runner/protocols/WsRequestRunner.spec.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe('WsRequestRunner', () => {
     });
 
     it('should fail sending request by timeout', async () => {
-      when(spiedExecutorOptions.timeout).thenReturn(1);
+      when(spiedExecutorOptions.timeout).thenReturn(100);
 
       const url = `ws://localhost:${wsPort}`;
       const request = new Request({ url, headers: {} });
diff --git a/packages/repeater/src/request-runner/protocols/WsRequestRunner.ts b/packages/repeater/src/request-runner/protocols/WsRequestRunner.ts
index 74de26e7..cf4f2a95 100644
--- a/packages/repeater/src/request-runner/protocols/WsRequestRunner.ts
+++ b/packages/repeater/src/request-runner/protocols/WsRequestRunner.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class WsRequestRunner implements RequestRunner {
     return new WebSocket(options.url, {
       agent: this.agent,
       rejectUnauthorized: false,
-      timeout: this.options.timeout,
+      handshakeTimeout: this.options.timeout,
       headers: this.normalizeHeaders(options.headers)
     });
   }