diff --git a/helpers/pyband/tests/client/send_tx_test.py b/helpers/pyband/tests/client/send_tx_test.py
index a110f87a09..d8993caa37 100644
--- a/helpers/pyband/tests/client/send_tx_test.py
+++ b/helpers/pyband/tests/client/send_tx_test.py
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@
     ],
 }
 
+TIMEOUT = 3
 
-client = Client(TEST_RPC, 3)
+client = Client(TEST_RPC, TIMEOUT)
 
 
 @patch("requests.post")