diff --git a/astyanax-thrift/src/main/java/com/netflix/astyanax/thrift/ThriftSyncConnectionFactoryImpl.java b/astyanax-thrift/src/main/java/com/netflix/astyanax/thrift/ThriftSyncConnectionFactoryImpl.java
index 31c9474d4..79538b60b 100644
--- a/astyanax-thrift/src/main/java/com/netflix/astyanax/thrift/ThriftSyncConnectionFactoryImpl.java
+++ b/astyanax-thrift/src/main/java/com/netflix/astyanax/thrift/ThriftSyncConnectionFactoryImpl.java
@@ -187,10 +187,10 @@ public void open() throws ConnectionException {
                 socket.getSocket().setKeepAlive(true);
                 socket.getSocket().setSoLinger(false, 0);
 
-                setTimeout(cpConfig.getSocketTimeout());
                 transport = new TFramedTransport(socket);
                 if(!transport.isOpen())
                     transport.open();
+                setTimeout(cpConfig.getSocketTimeout());
 
                 cassandraClient = new Cassandra.Client(new TBinaryProtocol.Factory().getProtocol(transport));
                 monitor.incConnectionCreated(getHost());