diff --git a/application/src/main/kotlin/application/TestCommand.kt b/application/src/main/kotlin/application/TestCommand.kt
index 677c24575..77c855f88 100644
--- a/application/src/main/kotlin/application/TestCommand.kt
+++ b/application/src/main/kotlin/application/TestCommand.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package application
 import application.test.ContractExecutionListener
 import `in`.specmatic.core.APPLICATION_NAME_LOWER_CASE
 import `in`.specmatic.core.Configuration
+import `in`.specmatic.core.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_IN_SECONDS
 import `in`.specmatic.core.Flags
 import `in`.specmatic.core.log.Verbose
 import `in`.specmatic.core.log.logger
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ class TestCommand : Callable<Unit> {
     @Option(names = ["--https"], description = ["Use https instead of the default http"], required = false)
     var useHttps: Boolean = false
 
-    @Option(names = ["--timeout"], description = ["Specify a timeout for the test requests"], required = false, defaultValue = "60")
+    @Option(names = ["--timeout"], description = ["Specify a timeout in seconds for the test requests. Default value is $DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_IN_SECONDS"], required = false, defaultValue = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_IN_SECONDS)
     var timeout: Int = 60
 
     @Option(names = ["--junitReportDir"], description = ["Create junit xml reports in this directory"])
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/in/specmatic/core/SpecmaticConfig.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/in/specmatic/core/SpecmaticConfig.kt
index 6b8ff9d25..6192a2716 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/in/specmatic/core/SpecmaticConfig.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/in/specmatic/core/SpecmaticConfig.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import java.io.File
 const val APPLICATION_NAME = "Specmatic"
 const val APPLICATION_NAME_LOWER_CASE = "specmatic"
 const val APPLICATION_NAME_LOWER_CASE_LEGACY = "qontract"
+const val DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_IN_SECONDS = "60"
 const val CONTRACT_EXTENSION = "spec"
 const val LEGACY_CONTRACT_EXTENSION = "qontract"
 const val YAML = "yaml"