diff --git a/src/ckpool.c b/src/ckpool.c
index 4d00084e..f7ec1fbe 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.c
+++ b/src/ckpool.c
@@ -640,7 +640,8 @@ out:
 
 /* Send a single message to a process instance and retrieve the response, then
  * close the socket. */
-char *_send_recv_proc(proc_instance_t *pi, const char *msg, const char *file, const char *func, const int line)
+char *_send_recv_proc(proc_instance_t *pi, int writetimeout, int readtimedout,
+		      const char *msg, const char *file, const char *func, const int line)
 {
 	char *path = pi->us.path, *buf = NULL;
 	int sockd;
@@ -670,10 +671,10 @@ char *_send_recv_proc(proc_instance_t *pi, const char *msg, const char *file, co
 		LOGWARNING("Failed to open socket %s in send_recv_proc", path);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	if (unlikely(!send_unix_msg(sockd, msg)))
+	if (unlikely(!_send_unix_msg(sockd, msg, writetimeout, file, func, line)))
 		LOGWARNING("Failed to send %s to socket %s", msg, path);
 	else
-		buf = recv_unix_msg(sockd);
+		buf = _recv_unix_msg(sockd, readtimedout, readtimedout, file, func, line);
 	Close(sockd);
 out:
 	if (unlikely(!buf))
diff --git a/src/ckpool.h b/src/ckpool.h
index d859ce89..12ee8612 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.h
+++ b/src/ckpool.h
@@ -245,8 +245,9 @@ void empty_buffer(connsock_t *cs);
 int read_socket_line(connsock_t *cs, float *timeout);
 void _send_proc(proc_instance_t *pi, const char *msg, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);
 #define send_proc(pi, msg) _send_proc(pi, msg, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
-char *_send_recv_proc(proc_instance_t *pi, const char *msg, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);
-#define send_recv_proc(pi, msg) _send_recv_proc(pi, msg, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
+char *_send_recv_proc(proc_instance_t *pi, int writetimeout, int readtimedout,
+		      const char *msg, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);
+#define send_recv_proc(pi, msg) _send_recv_proc(pi, UNIX_WRITE_TIMEOUT, UNIX_READ_TIMEOUT, msg, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
 char *_send_recv_ckdb(const ckpool_t *ckp, const char *msg, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);
 #define send_recv_ckdb(ckp, msg) _send_recv_ckdb(ckp, msg, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
 char *_ckdb_msg_call(const ckpool_t *ckp, const char *msg,  const char *file, const char *func,
diff --git a/src/libckpool.c b/src/libckpool.c
index a72dba24..50358ab9 100644
--- a/src/libckpool.c
+++ b/src/libckpool.c
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ int _write_length(int sockd, const void *buf, int len, const char *file, const c
 	return ofs;
 }
 
-bool _send_unix_msg(int sockd, const char *buf, const char *file, const char *func, const int line)
+bool _send_unix_msg(int sockd, const char *buf, int timeout, const char *file, const char *func, const int line)
 {
 	uint32_t msglen, len;
 	bool retval = false;
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ bool _send_unix_msg(int sockd, const char *buf, const char *file, const char *fu
 		goto out;
 	}
 	msglen = htole32(len);
-	ret = wait_write_select(sockd, UNIX_WRITE_TIMEOUT);
+	ret = wait_write_select(sockd, timeout);
 	if (unlikely(ret < 1)) {
 		ern = errno;
 		LOGERR("Select1 failed in send_unix_msg (%d)", ern);
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ bool _send_unix_msg(int sockd, const char *buf, const char *file, const char *fu
 		LOGERR("Failed to write 4 byte length in send_unix_msg");
 		goto out;
 	}
-	ret = wait_write_select(sockd, UNIX_WRITE_TIMEOUT);
+	ret = wait_write_select(sockd, timeout);
 	if (unlikely(ret < 1)) {
 		ern = errno;
 		LOGERR("Select2 failed in send_unix_msg (%d)", ern);
diff --git a/src/libckpool.h b/src/libckpool.h
index 26aff16d..aed291dc 100644
--- a/src/libckpool.h
+++ b/src/libckpool.h
@@ -507,8 +507,8 @@ char *_recv_unix_msg(int sockd, int timeout1, int timeout2, const char *file, co
 int wait_write_select(int sockd, float timeout);
 #define write_length(sockd, buf, len) _write_length(sockd, buf, len, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
 int _write_length(int sockd, const void *buf, int len, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);
-bool _send_unix_msg(int sockd, const char *buf, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);
-#define send_unix_msg(sockd, buf) _send_unix_msg(sockd, buf, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
+bool _send_unix_msg(int sockd, const char *buf, int timeout, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);
+#define send_unix_msg(sockd, buf) _send_unix_msg(sockd, buf, UNIX_WRITE_TIMEOUT, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
 bool _send_unix_data(int sockd, const struct msghdr *msg, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);
 #define send_unix_data(sockd, msg) _send_unix_data(sockd, msg, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
 bool _recv_unix_data(int sockd, struct msghdr *msg, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);