diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d9c9bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "editor.formatOnSave": false
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e544b57..dfb0aa1 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 const IoRedis = require('ioredis');
+const redisTimeout = require('ioredis-timeout');
 
 
 function retryStrategy(times) {
@@ -32,10 +33,12 @@ class Redis {
    * @param {string} name - unique name to this service
    * @param {EventEmitter} emitter
    * @param {Object} config - configuration object of service
+   * @param {number} commandTimeout - config for command timeout in ms
    */
-  constructor(name, emitter, config) {
+  constructor(name, emitter, config, commandTimeout) {
     this.name = name;
     this.emitter = emitter;
+    this.commandTimeout = commandTimeout;
     this.config = Object.assign({
       host: 'localhost',
       port: 6379,
@@ -170,6 +173,7 @@ class Redis {
       }
 
       this.log(`Connecting in ${infoObj.mode} mode`, infoObj);
+      redisTimeout(client, this.commandTimeout);
 
       // common events
       client.on('connect', () => {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5ce94ac..0bb978e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/akshendra/redis-wrapper#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "ioredis": "^3.2.2"
+    "ioredis": "^3.2.2",
+    "ioredis-timeout": "^1.5.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^5.9.0",