diff --git a/consensus/bor/heimdall/client.go b/consensus/bor/heimdall/client.go
index 4c21c31fac..0e19aac356 100644
--- a/consensus/bor/heimdall/client.go
+++ b/consensus/bor/heimdall/client.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ var (
 const (
 	heimdallAPIBodyLimit = 128 * 1024 * 1024 // 128 MB
 	stateFetchLimit      = 50
-	retryCall            = 5 * time.Second
 )
 
 type StateSyncEventsResponse struct {
@@ -293,7 +292,7 @@ func FetchWithRetry[T any](ctx context.Context, client http.Client, url *url.URL
 	log.Warn("an error while trying fetching from Heimdall", "path", url.Path, "attempt", attempt, "error", err)
 
 	// create a new ticker for retrying the request
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(retryCall)
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(client.Timeout)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 
 	const logEach = 5
diff --git a/internal/cli/server/config.go b/internal/cli/server/config.go
index e870e7dcd5..9d781ed368 100644
--- a/internal/cli/server/config.go
+++ b/internal/cli/server/config.go
@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 		},
 		Heimdall: &HeimdallConfig{
 			URL:         "http://localhost:1317",
+			Timeout:     5 * time.Second,
 			Without:     false,
 			GRPCAddress: "",
 		},
diff --git a/internal/cli/server/flags.go b/internal/cli/server/flags.go
index f09bc32fa0..84aafab712 100644
--- a/internal/cli/server/flags.go
+++ b/internal/cli/server/flags.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (c *Command) Flags(config *Config) *flagset.Flagset {
 	})
 	f.DurationFlag(&flagset.DurationFlag{
 		Name:    "bor.heimdalltimeout",
-		Usage:   "Timeout of Heimdall service",
+		Usage:   "Timeout period for bor's outgoing requests to heimdall",
 		Value:   &c.cliConfig.Heimdall.Timeout,
 		Default: 5 * time.Second,
 	})