diff --git a/src/ckpmsg.c b/src/ckpmsg.c
index 9129a43c..b51eb85b 100644
--- a/src/ckpmsg.c
+++ b/src/ckpmsg.c
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	char *name = NULL, *socket_dir = NULL, *buf = NULL;
 	bool proxy = false;
+	int tmo1 = RECV_UNIX_TIMEOUT1;
+	int tmo2 = RECV_UNIX_TIMEOUT2;
 	int c;
 
-	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "n:s:p")) != -1) {
+	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "n:s:pt:T:")) != -1) {
 		switch(c) {
 			case 'n':
 				name = strdup(optarg);
@@ -32,6 +34,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			case 'p':
 				proxy = true;
 				break;
+			case 't':
+				tmo1 = atoi(optarg);
+				break;
+			case 'T':
+				tmo2 = atoi(optarg);
+				break;
 		}
 	}
 	if (!socket_dir)
@@ -76,7 +84,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			break;
 		}
 		dealloc(buf);
-		buf = recv_unix_msg(sockd);
+		buf = recv_unix_msg_tmo2(sockd, tmo1, tmo2);
 		close(sockd);
 		if (!buf) {
 			LOGERR("Received empty message");
diff --git a/src/libckpool.c b/src/libckpool.c
index dab6799e..8fb55173 100644
--- a/src/libckpool.c
+++ b/src/libckpool.c
@@ -739,13 +739,13 @@ int read_length(int sockd, void *buf, int len)
 /* Use a standard message across the unix sockets:
  * 4 byte length of message as little endian encoded uint32_t followed by the
  * string. Return NULL in case of failure. */
-char *_recv_unix_msg(int sockd, const char *file, const char *func, const int line)
+char *_recv_unix_msg(int sockd, int timeout1, int timeout2, const char *file, const char *func, const int line)
 {
 	char *buf = NULL;
 	uint32_t msglen;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = wait_read_select(sockd, 30);
+	ret = wait_read_select(sockd, timeout1);
 	if (unlikely(ret < 1)) {
 		LOGERR("Select1 failed in recv_unix_msg");
 		goto out;
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ char *_recv_unix_msg(int sockd, const char *file, const char *func, const int li
 		LOGWARNING("Invalid message length %u sent to recv_unix_msg", msglen);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	ret = wait_read_select(sockd, 5);
+	ret = wait_read_select(sockd, timeout2);
 	if (unlikely(ret < 1)) {
 		LOGERR("Select2 failed in recv_unix_msg");
 		goto out;
diff --git a/src/libckpool.h b/src/libckpool.h
index b01967e5..93323d9c 100644
--- a/src/libckpool.h
+++ b/src/libckpool.h
@@ -441,8 +441,12 @@ int _open_unix_client(const char *server_path, const char *file, const char *fun
 #define open_unix_client(server_path) _open_unix_client(server_path, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
 int wait_read_select(int sockd, int timeout);
 int read_length(int sockd, void *buf, int len);
-char *_recv_unix_msg(int sockd, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);
-#define recv_unix_msg(sockd) _recv_unix_msg(sockd, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
+char *_recv_unix_msg(int sockd, int timeout1, int timeout2, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);
+#define RECV_UNIX_TIMEOUT1 30
+#define RECV_UNIX_TIMEOUT2 5
+#define recv_unix_msg(sockd) _recv_unix_msg(sockd, RECV_UNIX_TIMEOUT1, RECV_UNIX_TIMEOUT2, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
+#define recv_unix_msg_tmo(sockd, tmo) _recv_unix_msg(sockd, tmo, RECV_UNIX_TIMEOUT2, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
+#define recv_unix_msg_tmo2(sockd, tmo1, tmo2) _recv_unix_msg(sockd, tmo1, tmo2, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
 int wait_write_select(int sockd, int timeout);
 int write_length(int sockd, const void *buf, int len);
 bool _send_unix_msg(int sockd, const char *buf, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);