diff --git a/ksoap2-base/src/main/java/org/ksoap2/transport/Transport.java b/ksoap2-base/src/main/java/org/ksoap2/transport/Transport.java
index 5bc5d50f..ffc2830c 100644
--- a/ksoap2-base/src/main/java/org/ksoap2/transport/Transport.java
+++ b/ksoap2-base/src/main/java/org/ksoap2/transport/Transport.java
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public Transport(String url) {
     public Transport(String url, int timeout) {
         this.url = url;
         this.timeout = timeout;
+        this.readTimeout = timeout;
     }
 
     public Transport(String url, int timeout, int bufferLength) {