diff --git a/transport/transport.go b/transport/transport.go
index 70acbc87da0113d9eacebec8cd8d22d8de766882..d3c69f968006dc19aab19bdf3544d33992013cce 100644
--- a/transport/transport.go
+++ b/transport/transport.go
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ import (
 // DialTimeout is the maximum duration a Dial is allowed to take.
 // This includes the time between dialing the raw network connection,
 // protocol selection as well the handshake, if applicable.
-var DialTimeout = 60 * time.Second
+var DialTimeout = 15 * time.Second
 
 // AcceptTimeout is the maximum duration an Accept is allowed to take.
 // This includes the time between accepting the raw network connection,
 // protocol selection as well as the handshake, if applicable.
-var AcceptTimeout = 60 * time.Second
+var AcceptTimeout = 15 * time.Second
 
 // A CapableConn represents a connection that has offers the basic
 // capabilities required by libp2p: stream multiplexing, encryption and