diff --git a/lib/src/client.dart b/lib/src/client.dart
index 74bae74a..4423444b 100644
--- a/lib/src/client.dart
+++ b/lib/src/client.dart
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ class Client extends MatrixApi {
 
   Set<String> supportedLoginTypes;
 
-  int sendMessageTimeoutSeconds;
-
   bool requestHistoryOnLimitedTimeline;
 
   final bool formatLocalpart;
@@ -179,7 +177,6 @@ class Client extends MatrixApi {
     Set<String>? roomPreviewLastEvents,
     this.pinUnreadRooms = false,
     this.pinInvitedRooms = true,
-    this.sendMessageTimeoutSeconds = 60,
     this.requestHistoryOnLimitedTimeline = false,
     Set<String>? supportedLoginTypes,
     this.mxidLocalPartFallback = true,
diff --git a/lib/src/event.dart b/lib/src/event.dart
index 6ebaf00f..6cbd9b2f 100644
--- a/lib/src/event.dart
+++ b/lib/src/event.dart
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class Event extends MatrixEvent {
           originServerTs.millisecondsSinceEpoch;
 
       final room = this.room;
-      if (age > room.client.sendMessageTimeoutSeconds * 1000) {
+      if (age > room.client.sendTimelineEventTimeout.inMilliseconds) {
         // Update this event in database and open timelines
         final json = toJson();
         json['unsigned'] ??= <String, dynamic>{};
diff --git a/test/fake_client.dart b/test/fake_client.dart
index cee178d0..822c2a68 100644
--- a/test/fake_client.dart
+++ b/test/fake_client.dart
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@ const ssssKey = 'EsT9 RzbW VhPW yqNp cC7j ViiW 5TZB LuY4 ryyv 9guN Ysmr WDPH';
 const pickledOlmAccount =
     'N2v1MkIFGcl0mQpo2OCwSopxPQJ0wnl7oe7PKiT4141AijfdTIhRu+ceXzXKy3Kr00nLqXtRv7kid6hU4a+V0rfJWLL0Y51+3Rp/ORDVnQy+SSeo6Fn4FHcXrxifJEJ0djla5u98fBcJ8BSkhIDmtXRPi5/oJAvpiYn+8zMjFHobOeZUAxYR0VfQ9JzSYBsSovoQ7uFkNks1M4EDUvHtuyg3RxViwdNxs3718fyAqQ/VSwbXsY0Nl+qQbF+nlVGHenGqk5SuNl1P6e1PzZxcR0IfXA94Xij1Ob5gDv5YH4UCn9wRMG0abZsQP0YzpDM0FLaHSCyo9i5JD/vMlhH+nZWrgAzPPCTNGYewNV8/h3c+VyJh8ZTx/fVi6Yq46Fv+27Ga2ETRZ3Qn+Oyx6dLBjnBZ9iUvIhqpe2XqaGA1PopOz8iDnaZitw';
 
-Future<Client> getClient() async {
+Future<Client> getClient(
+    {Duration sendTimelineEventTimeout = const Duration(minutes: 1)}) async {
   final client = Client(
     'testclient',
     httpClient: FakeMatrixApi(),
     databaseBuilder: getDatabase,
     onSoftLogout: (client) => client.refreshAccessToken(),
+    sendTimelineEventTimeout: sendTimelineEventTimeout,
   );
   FakeMatrixApi.client = client;
   await client.checkHomeserver(Uri.parse('https://fakeServer.notExisting'),
diff --git a/test/room_archived_test.dart b/test/room_archived_test.dart
index d5be2633..b21d9caf 100644
--- a/test/room_archived_test.dart
+++ b/test/room_archived_test.dart
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ void main() {
     late Client client;
 
     setUp(() async {
-      client = await getClient();
-      client.sendMessageTimeoutSeconds = 5;
+      client = await getClient(
+        sendTimelineEventTimeout: const Duration(seconds: 5),
+      );
 
       await client.abortSync();
       insertList.clear();
diff --git a/test/timeline_context_test.dart b/test/timeline_context_test.dart
index 1c2fbb2d..5b25fc6e 100644
--- a/test/timeline_context_test.dart
+++ b/test/timeline_context_test.dart
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ void main() {
     late Room room;
     late Timeline timeline;
     setUp(() async {
-      client = await getClient();
-      client.sendMessageTimeoutSeconds = 5;
+      client = await getClient(
+        sendTimelineEventTimeout: const Duration(seconds: 5),
+      );
 
       room = Room(
           id: roomID, client: client, prev_batch: 't123', roomAccountData: {});
diff --git a/test/timeline_test.dart b/test/timeline_test.dart
index f82e511f..b4c14b85 100644
--- a/test/timeline_test.dart
+++ b/test/timeline_test.dart
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ void main() {
     late Room room;
     late Timeline timeline;
     setUp(() async {
-      client = await getClient();
-      client.sendMessageTimeoutSeconds = 5;
+      client = await getClient(
+        sendTimelineEventTimeout: const Duration(seconds: 5),
+      );
 
       final poison = Random().nextInt(2 ^ 32);
       currentPoison = poison;