diff --git a/clients/python/src/objectstore_client/client.py b/clients/python/src/objectstore_client/client.py
index cdd4955d..6253d7d3 100644
--- a/clients/python/src/objectstore_client/client.py
+++ b/clients/python/src/objectstore_client/client.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         if timeout_ms:
             connection_kwargs_to_use["timeout"] = urllib3.Timeout(
-                connect=timeout_ms * 100, read=timeout_ms * 100
+                connect=timeout_ms / 1000, read=timeout_ms / 1000
             )
 
         if connection_kwargs:
diff --git a/clients/python/tests/test_e2e.py b/clients/python/tests/test_e2e.py
index 90d06b3f..1290073f 100644
--- a/clients/python/tests/test_e2e.py
+++ b/clients/python/tests/test_e2e.py
@@ -157,9 +157,7 @@ def test_connect_timeout() -> None:
     addr = s.getsockname()
     url = f"http://127.0.0.1:{addr[1]}"
 
-    timeout = urllib3.Timeout(connect=0.05, read=0.05)  # 50ms
-
-    client = Client(url, connection_kwargs={"timeout": timeout})
+    client = Client(url, timeout_ms=50)
     test_usecase = Usecase(
         "test-usecase",
         compression="zstd",