diff --git a/jetty-proxy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/proxy/ConnectHandlerTest.java b/jetty-proxy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/proxy/ConnectHandlerTest.java
index c1890d16eaf..3ae5a5b3d7a 100644
--- a/jetty-proxy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/proxy/ConnectHandlerTest.java
+++ b/jetty-proxy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/proxy/ConnectHandlerTest.java
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ public class ConnectHandlerTest extends AbstractConnectHandlerTest
                 "\r\n";
         try (Socket socket = newSocket())
         {
+            socket.setSoTimeout((int)idleTimeout);
             OutputStream output = socket.getOutputStream();
             InputStream input = socket.getInputStream();