diff --git a/cterasdk/asynchronous/core/notifications.py b/cterasdk/asynchronous/core/notifications.py
index ed05da87..1199095a 100644
--- a/cterasdk/asynchronous/core/notifications.py
+++ b/cterasdk/asynchronous/core/notifications.py
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ async def changes(self, cursor, cloudfolders=None, timeout=None):
         param = await self._create_parameter(cloudfolders, cursor)
         param.timeout = timeout if timeout else 10000
         logger.debug('Checking for updates. %s', {'timeout': param.timeout})
-        return (await self._core.v2.api.post('/metadata/longpoll', param)).changes
+        return (await self._core.v2.api.post('/metadata/longpoll', param, **{
+            'timeout': {
+                'sock_read': param.timeout + 10000
+            }
+        })).changes
 
     async def ancestors(self, descendant):
         """
diff --git a/cterasdk/edge/network.py b/cterasdk/edge/network.py
index fb273815..9ffe84e2 100644
--- a/cterasdk/edge/network.py
+++ b/cterasdk/edge/network.py
@@ -126,11 +126,7 @@ def tcp_connect(self, service):
 
         logger.info("Testing connection. %s", {'host': service.host, 'port': service.port})
 
-        task = self._edge.api.execute("/status/network", "tcpconnect", param, {
-            'timeout': {
-                'sock_read': 120
-            }
-        })
+        task = self._edge.api.execute("/status/network", "tcpconnect", param)
         try:
             task = self._edge.tasks.wait(task)
             logger.debug("Obtained connection status. %s", {'status': task.result.rc})
diff --git a/cterasdk/settings.yml b/cterasdk/settings.yml
index 6929970e..f4bd1648 100644
--- a/cterasdk/settings.yml
+++ b/cterasdk/settings.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@ core:
 # CTERA Edge Filer synchronous client configuration.
 edge:
   syn:
-    <<: *default_settings
+    settings:
+      <<: *cookie_jar
+      <<: *connector
+      timeout:
+        sock_connect: 30
+        sock_read: 60
     services:
       ssl: prompt
   asyn:
diff --git a/tests/ut/aio/test_notifications.py b/tests/ut/aio/test_notifications.py
index c7bb8c94..d3d509a7 100644
--- a/tests/ut/aio/test_notifications.py
+++ b/tests/ut/aio/test_notifications.py
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ async def generator():
     async def test_changes_defaults_no_changes(self):
         self._init_global_admin(post_response=TestAsyncCoreNotifications._create_changes_response(False))
         await notifications.Notifications(self._global_admin).changes(self._cursor)
-        self._global_admin.v2.api.post.assert_called_once_with('/metadata/longpoll', mock.ANY)
+        self._global_admin.v2.api.post.assert_called_once_with('/metadata/longpoll', mock.ANY, timeout={
+            'sock_read': 20000
+        })
         expected_param = TestAsyncCoreNotifications._create_parameter(cursor=self._cursor, timeout=10000)
         actual_param = self._global_admin.v2.api.post.call_args[0][1]
         self.assert_equal_objects(actual_param, expected_param)
diff --git a/tests/ut/edge/test_network.py b/tests/ut/edge/test_network.py
index a78e86d3..f04f5e0b 100644
--- a/tests/ut/edge/test_network.py
+++ b/tests/ut/edge/test_network.py
@@ -49,12 +49,6 @@ def setUp(self):
         self._proxy_user = 'admin'
         self._proxy_pass = 'password'
 
-        self._timeout = {
-            'timeout': {
-                'sock_read': 120
-            }
-        }
-
     def test_network_status(self):
         get_response = 'Success'
         self._init_filer(get_response=get_response)
@@ -143,7 +137,7 @@ def test_tcp_connect_success(self):
 
         ret = network.Network(self._filer).tcp_connect(TCPService(self._tcp_connect_address, self._tcp_connect_port))
 
-        self._filer.api.execute.assert_called_once_with('/status/network', 'tcpconnect', mock.ANY, self._timeout)
+        self._filer.api.execute.assert_called_once_with('/status/network', 'tcpconnect', mock.ANY)
         self._filer.tasks.wait.assert_called_once_with(self._task_id)
 
         expected_param = self._get_tcp_connect_object()
@@ -163,7 +157,7 @@ def test_tcp_connect_failure(self):
 
         ret = network.Network(self._filer).tcp_connect(TCPService(self._tcp_connect_address, self._tcp_connect_port))
 
-        self._filer.api.execute.assert_called_once_with('/status/network', 'tcpconnect', mock.ANY, self._timeout)
+        self._filer.api.execute.assert_called_once_with('/status/network', 'tcpconnect', mock.ANY)
         self._filer.tasks.wait.assert_called_once_with(self._task_id)
 
         expected_param = self._get_tcp_connect_object()
@@ -206,7 +200,7 @@ def test_tcp_connect_task_error(self):
 
         ret = network.Network(self._filer).tcp_connect(TCPService(self._tcp_connect_address, self._tcp_connect_port))
 
-        self._filer.api.execute.assert_called_once_with('/status/network', 'tcpconnect', mock.ANY, self._timeout)
+        self._filer.api.execute.assert_called_once_with('/status/network', 'tcpconnect', mock.ANY)
         self._filer.tasks.wait.assert_called_once_with(self._task_id)
 
         expected_param = self._get_tcp_connect_object()