diff --git a/checkers/tftp_rrq/tftp_rrq.go b/checkers/tftp_rrq/tftp_rrq.go
index 6f54f5b..60cce7d 100644
--- a/checkers/tftp_rrq/tftp_rrq.go
+++ b/checkers/tftp_rrq/tftp_rrq.go
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ func (t *tftp_rrq) check(context.Context) error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error creating TFTP client")
 	}
 
+	c.SetTimeout(t.timeout)
+
 	wt, err := c.Receive(path, "octet")
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error receiving file")