diff --git a/src/cfgparse.c b/src/cfgparse.c
index a91e027..b7613b8 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse.c
@@ -1834,7 +1834,7 @@
 				curpeers->peers_fe->cap = PR_CAP_FE;
 				curpeers->peers_fe->maxconn = 0;
 				curpeers->peers_fe->conn_retries = CONN_RETRIES;
-				curpeers->peers_fe->timeout.connect = 5000;
+				curpeers->peers_fe->timeout.client = MS_TO_TICKS(5000);
 				curpeers->peers_fe->accept = peer_accept;
 				curpeers->peers_fe->options2 |= PR_O2_INDEPSTR | PR_O2_SMARTCON | PR_O2_SMARTACC;
 				curpeers->peers_fe->conf.args.file = curpeers->peers_fe->conf.file = strdup(file);