diff --git a/ayon_api/server_api.py b/ayon_api/server_api.py
index b87051ada..41f578888 100644
--- a/ayon_api/server_api.py
+++ b/ayon_api/server_api.py
@@ -496,6 +496,18 @@ def set_cert(self, cert):
     ssl_verify = property(get_ssl_verify, set_ssl_verify)
     cert = property(get_cert, set_cert)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_default_timeout(cls):
+        """Default value for requests timeout.
+
+        Utils function 'get_default_timeout' is used by default.
+
+        Returns:
+            float: Timeout value in seconds.
+        """
+
+        return get_default_timeout()
+
     @classmethod
     def get_default_max_retries(cls):
         """Default value for requests max retries.
@@ -532,7 +544,7 @@ def set_timeout(self, timeout):
         """
 
         if timeout is None:
-            timeout = get_default_timeout()
+            timeout = self.get_default_timeout()
         self._timeout = float(timeout)
 
     def get_max_retries(self):