diff --git a/library/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/tidal/networktime/internal/NTPUDPSocketOperations.kt b/library/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/tidal/networktime/internal/NTPUDPSocketOperations.kt
index 86e30287..5324b949 100644
--- a/library/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/tidal/networktime/internal/NTPUDPSocketOperations.kt
+++ b/library/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/tidal/networktime/internal/NTPUDPSocketOperations.kt
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import kotlinx.cinterop.convert
 import kotlinx.cinterop.pin
 import kotlinx.cinterop.usePinned
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CompletableDeferred
-import kotlinx.coroutines.withTimeout
 import platform.Network.nw_connection_create
 import platform.Network.nw_connection_force_cancel
 import platform.Network.nw_connection_receive
@@ -29,14 +28,13 @@ import platform.darwin.dispatch_get_current_queue
 import platform.posix.memcpy
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 import kotlin.test.assertNull
-import kotlin.time.Duration
 
 @OptIn(ExperimentalForeignApi::class)
 @Suppress("EXPECT_ACTUAL_CLASSIFIERS_ARE_IN_BETA_WARNING")
 internal actual class NTPUDPSocketOperations {
   private var connection: nw_connection_t = null
 
-  actual suspend fun prepare(address: String, portNumber: Int, connectTimeout: Duration) {
+  actual suspend fun prepare(address: String, portNumber: Int) {
     val parameters = nw_parameters_create_secure_udp_disable_protocol()
     val endpoint = nw_endpoint_create_host(address, portNumber.toString())
     connection = nw_connection_create(endpoint, parameters)
@@ -49,12 +47,10 @@ internal actual class NTPUDPSocketOperations {
       }
     }
     nw_connection_start(connection)
-    withTimeout(connectTimeout) {
-      assertEquals(nw_connection_state_ready, connectionStateDeferred.await())
-    }
+    assertEquals(nw_connection_state_ready, connectionStateDeferred.await())
   }
 
-  actual suspend fun exchange(buffer: ByteArray, readTimeout: Duration) {
+  actual suspend fun exchange(buffer: ByteArray) {
     val data = buffer.pin().run {
       dispatch_data_create(
         addressOf(0),
@@ -79,9 +75,7 @@ internal actual class NTPUDPSocketOperations {
       assertNull(error)
       connectionReceptionDeferred.complete(content)
     }
-    val receivedData = withTimeout(readTimeout) {
-      connectionReceptionDeferred.await()
-    }
+    val receivedData = connectionReceptionDeferred.await()
     buffer.usePinned {
       dispatch_data_apply(receivedData) { _, offset, src, size ->
         memcpy(it.addressOf(offset.toInt()), src, size)
diff --git a/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/tidal/networktime/internal/NTPExchangeCoordinator.kt b/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/tidal/networktime/internal/NTPExchangeCoordinator.kt
index 89d29d0c..3ae17bc8 100644
--- a/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/tidal/networktime/internal/NTPExchangeCoordinator.kt
+++ b/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/tidal/networktime/internal/NTPExchangeCoordinator.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.tidal.networktime.internal
 
+import kotlinx.coroutines.withTimeout
 import kotlin.time.Duration
 
 internal class NTPExchangeCoordinator(
@@ -15,12 +16,16 @@ internal class NTPExchangeCoordinator(
   ): NTPExchangeResult? {
     val ntpUdpSocketOperations = NTPUDPSocketOperations()
     return try {
-      ntpUdpSocketOperations.prepare(address, NTP_PORT_NUMBER, connectTimeout)
+      withTimeout(connectTimeout) {
+        ntpUdpSocketOperations.prepare(address, NTP_PORT_NUMBER)
+      }
       val ntpPacket = NTPPacket(versionNumber = ntpVersion.toInt(), mode = NTP_MODE_CLIENT)
       val requestTime = referenceClock.referenceEpochTime
       ntpPacket.transmitEpochTimestamp = EpochTimestamp(requestTime).asNTPTimestamp
       val buffer = ntpPacketSerializer(ntpPacket)
-      ntpUdpSocketOperations.exchange(buffer, queryReadTimeout)
+      withTimeout(queryReadTimeout) {
+        ntpUdpSocketOperations.exchange(buffer)
+      }
       val returnTime = referenceClock.referenceEpochTime
       ntpPacketDeserializer(buffer)?.let { NTPExchangeResult(returnTime, it) }
     } catch (_: Throwable) {
diff --git a/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/tidal/networktime/internal/NTPUDPSocketOperations.kt b/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/tidal/networktime/internal/NTPUDPSocketOperations.kt
index 49d1df4c..dca57282 100644
--- a/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/tidal/networktime/internal/NTPUDPSocketOperations.kt
+++ b/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/tidal/networktime/internal/NTPUDPSocketOperations.kt
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 package com.tidal.networktime.internal
 
-import kotlin.time.Duration
-
 @Suppress("EXPECT_ACTUAL_CLASSIFIERS_ARE_IN_BETA_WARNING")
 internal expect class NTPUDPSocketOperations() {
-  suspend fun prepare(address: String, portNumber: Int, connectTimeout: Duration)
+  suspend fun prepare(address: String, portNumber: Int)
 
-  suspend fun exchange(buffer: ByteArray, readTimeout: Duration)
+  suspend fun exchange(buffer: ByteArray)
 
   fun tearDown()
 }
diff --git a/library/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/tidal/networktime/internal/NTPUDPSocketOperations.kt b/library/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/tidal/networktime/internal/NTPUDPSocketOperations.kt
index 8874155f..3ba6aeab 100644
--- a/library/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/tidal/networktime/internal/NTPUDPSocketOperations.kt
+++ b/library/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/tidal/networktime/internal/NTPUDPSocketOperations.kt
@@ -1,27 +1,21 @@
 package com.tidal.networktime.internal
 
-import kotlinx.coroutines.withTimeout
 import java.net.DatagramPacket
 import java.net.DatagramSocket
 import java.net.InetAddress
-import kotlin.time.Duration
-import kotlin.time.DurationUnit
 
 @Suppress("EXPECT_ACTUAL_CLASSIFIERS_ARE_IN_BETA_WARNING", "BlockingMethodInNonBlockingContext")
 internal actual class NTPUDPSocketOperations {
   private var datagramSocket: DatagramSocket? = null
 
-  actual suspend fun prepare(address: String, portNumber: Int, connectTimeout: Duration) {
+  actual suspend fun prepare(address: String, portNumber: Int) {
     datagramSocket = DatagramSocket()
-    withTimeout(connectTimeout) {
-      datagramSocket!!.connect(InetAddress.getByName(address), portNumber)
-    }
+    datagramSocket!!.connect(InetAddress.getByName(address), portNumber)
   }
 
-  actual suspend fun exchange(buffer: ByteArray, readTimeout: Duration) {
+  actual suspend fun exchange(buffer: ByteArray) {
     val exchangePacket = DatagramPacket(buffer, buffer.size)
     datagramSocket!!.send(exchangePacket)
-    datagramSocket!!.soTimeout = readTimeout.toInt(DurationUnit.MILLISECONDS)
     datagramSocket!!.receive(exchangePacket)
   }