diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/update/UpdateShardHandler.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/update/UpdateShardHandler.java
index c3d1499c8d1..051e11f9120 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/update/UpdateShardHandler.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/update/UpdateShardHandler.java
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ public class UpdateShardHandler {
     ModifiableSolrParams params = new ModifiableSolrParams();
     params.set(HttpClientUtil.PROP_MAX_CONNECTIONS, 500);
     params.set(HttpClientUtil.PROP_MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_HOST, 16);
-    params.set(HttpClientUtil.PROP_SO_TIMEOUT, distribUpdateConnTimeout);
-    params.set(HttpClientUtil.PROP_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT, distribUpdateSoTimeout);
+    params.set(HttpClientUtil.PROP_SO_TIMEOUT, distribUpdateSoTimeout);
+    params.set(HttpClientUtil.PROP_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT, distribUpdateConnTimeout);
     client = HttpClientUtil.createClient(params);
   }