diff --git a/cmd/apps/therealproxy-client/therealproxy-client.go b/cmd/apps/therealproxy-client/therealproxy-client.go
index 53cf3ff453..643d55ff8a 100644
--- a/cmd/apps/therealproxy-client/therealproxy-client.go
+++ b/cmd/apps/therealproxy-client/therealproxy-client.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"net"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/SkycoinProject/dmsg/cipher"
 
@@ -18,9 +19,11 @@ import (
 func main() {
 	log := app.NewLogger(skyenv.SkyproxyClientName)
 	therealproxy.Log = log.PackageLogger(skyenv.SkyproxyClientName)
+	defaultTimeout := skyenv.SkyproxyClientTimeout
 
 	var addr = flag.String("addr", skyenv.SkyproxyClientAddr, "Client address to listen on")
 	var serverPK = flag.String("srv", "", "PubKey of the server to connect to")
+	var timeout = flag.String("timeout", defaultTimeout.String(), "Connection timeout duration")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	config := &app.Config{AppName: skyenv.SkyproxyClientName, AppVersion: skyenv.SkyproxyClientVersion, ProtocolVersion: skyenv.AppProtocolVersion}
@@ -51,7 +54,13 @@ func main() {
 
 	remote := routing.Addr{PubKey: pk, Port: routing.Port(skyenv.SkyproxyPort)}
 
-	client, err := therealproxy.NewClient(l, socksApp, remote)
+	clientTimeout, err := time.ParseDuration(*timeout)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("Bad duration format, using default (%v)", defaultTimeout)
+		clientTimeout = defaultTimeout
+	}
+
+	client, err := therealproxy.NewClient(clientTimeout, l, socksApp, remote)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Failed to create a new client: ", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/skyenv/const.go b/internal/skyenv/const.go
index 25014054ea..710feffbb0 100644
--- a/internal/skyenv/const.go
+++ b/internal/skyenv/const.go
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package skyenv
 
+import (
+	"time"
+)
+
 // Constants for default services.
 const (
 	DefaultTpDiscAddr      = "http://transport.discovery.skywire.skycoin.com"
@@ -45,9 +49,12 @@ const (
 	SkyproxyVersion = "1.0"
 	SkyproxyPort    = uint16(3)
 
-	SkyproxyClientName    = "socksproxy-client"
-	SkyproxyClientVersion = "1.0"
-	SkyproxyClientPort    = uint16(13)
-	SkyproxyClientAddr    = ":1080"
-	// TODO(evanlinjin): skyproxy-client requires
+	SkyproxyClientName        = "socksproxy-client"
+	SkyproxyClientVersion     = "1.0"
+	SkyproxyClientPort        = uint16(13)
+	SkyproxyClientAddr        = ":1080"
+	SkyproxyClientTimeout     = 5 * time.Second
+	SkyproxyReconnectInterval = 1 * time.Second
+	SkyproxyRetryTimes        = 0
+	SkyproxyRetryFactor       = 1
 )
diff --git a/internal/therealproxy/client.go b/internal/therealproxy/client.go
index b0135dc1f5..0000133f2f 100644
--- a/internal/therealproxy/client.go
+++ b/internal/therealproxy/client.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/yamux"
 
 	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/internal/netutil"
+	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/internal/skyenv"
 	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/pkg/app"
 	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/pkg/routing"
 )
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ var Log = logging.MustGetLogger("therealproxy")
 
 // Client implement multiplexing proxy client using yamux.
 type Client struct {
+	timeout  time.Duration
 	session  *yamux.Session
 	listener net.Listener
 	app      *app.App
@@ -26,8 +28,9 @@ type Client struct {
 }
 
 // NewClient constructs a new Client.
-func NewClient(lis net.Listener, app *app.App, addr routing.Addr) (*Client, error) {
+func NewClient(timeout time.Duration, lis net.Listener, app *app.App, addr routing.Addr) (*Client, error) {
 	c := &Client{
+		timeout:  timeout,
 		listener: lis,
 		app:      app,
 		addr:     addr,
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ func NewClient(lis net.Listener, app *app.App, addr routing.Addr) (*Client, erro
 }
 
 func (c *Client) connect() error {
-	r := netutil.NewRetrier(time.Second, 0, 1)
+	r := netutil.NewRetrier(skyenv.SkyproxyReconnectInterval, skyenv.SkyproxyRetryTimes, skyenv.SkyproxyRetryFactor)
 
 	var conn net.Conn
 	err := r.Do(func() error {
@@ -52,7 +55,12 @@ func (c *Client) connect() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to dial to a server: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	session, err := yamux.Client(conn, nil)
+	// If connection fails, yamux client doesn't wait, fails early and reconnects.
+	yamuxCfg := yamux.DefaultConfig()
+	yamuxCfg.KeepAliveInterval = c.timeout
+	yamuxCfg.ConnectionWriteTimeout = c.timeout
+
+	session, err := yamux.Client(conn, yamuxCfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create client: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -84,7 +92,7 @@ func (c *Client) createStream() net.Conn {
 
 		Log.Warnf("Failed to open yamux session: %v", err)
 
-		delay := 1 * time.Second
+		delay := skyenv.SkyproxyReconnectInterval
 		Log.Warnf("Restarting in %v", delay)
 		time.Sleep(delay)