diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e7f4ca..468ca0c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "prepare": "rm -rf lib && tsc",
     "pretest": "tsc",
     "posttest": "eslint . --ext .ts",
-    "test": "node --experimental-vm-modules node_modules/jest/bin/jest.js"
+    "test": "jest"
   },
   "types": "./lib/http.d.ts"
 }
diff --git a/src/http.ts b/src/http.ts
index f9cb53c..f44ecda 100644
--- a/src/http.ts
+++ b/src/http.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export class HTTP<T> {
     raw: false,
     partial: false,
     headers: {},
+    timeout: 5000,
   }
 
   static create(options: HTTPRequestOptions = {}): typeof HTTP {
@@ -390,10 +391,10 @@ export class HTTP<T> {
           debug(`← ${this.method} ${this.url} TIMED OUT`)
           this.request.destroy()
         })
+        this.request.on('timeout', reject)
       }
 
       this.request.on('error', reject)
-      this.request.on('timeout', reject)
       if (this.options.body && deps.isStream.readable(this.options.body)) {
         this.options.body.pipe(this.request)
       } else {