diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index d0c48a3..99cc26b 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export default class Esqueue extends events.EventEmitter {
 
   _initTasks() {
     const initTasks = [
-      this.client.ping({ timeout: 3000 }),
+      this.client.ping(),
     ];
 
     return Promise.all(initTasks).catch((err) => {