diff --git a/lib/vimeo/advanced/base.rb b/lib/vimeo/advanced/base.rb
index 024905e..4d10a13 100644
--- a/lib/vimeo/advanced/base.rb
+++ b/lib/vimeo/advanced/base.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Base
       ENDPOINT = "http://vimeo.com/api/rest/v2"
 
       def initialize(consumer_key, consumer_secret, options = {})
-        @oauth_consumer = OAuth::Consumer.new(consumer_key, consumer_secret, :site => 'http://vimeo.com', :http_method => :get, :scheme => :header)
+        @oauth_consumer = OAuth::Consumer.new(consumer_key, consumer_secret, :site => 'http://vimeo.com', :http_method => :get, :scheme => :header, :timeout => options[:timeout])
         unless options[:token].nil? && options[:secret].nil?
           @access_token = OAuth::AccessToken.new(@oauth_consumer, options[:token], options[:secret])
         end