diff --git a/discovery/consul/consul.go b/discovery/consul/consul.go
index faafc5855..93adc1f6c 100644
--- a/discovery/consul/consul.go
+++ b/discovery/consul/consul.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	watchTimeout  = 10 * time.Minute
+	watchTimeout  = 2 * time.Minute
 	retryInterval = 15 * time.Second
 
 	// addressLabel is the name for the label containing a target's address.
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func NewDiscovery(conf *SDConfig, logger log.Logger) (*Discovery, error) {
 	}
 	wrapper := &http.Client{
 		Transport: transport,
-		Timeout:   35 * time.Second,
+		Timeout:   time.Duration(watchTimeout) + 15*time.Second,
 	}
 
 	clientConf := &consul.Config{
diff --git a/discovery/consul/consul_test.go b/discovery/consul/consul_test.go
index 4b8882ca1..92ae51b11 100644
--- a/discovery/consul/consul_test.go
+++ b/discovery/consul/consul_test.go
@@ -228,20 +228,20 @@ func newServer(t *testing.T) (*httptest.Server, *SDConfig) {
 		switch r.URL.String() {
 		case "/v1/agent/self":
 			response = AgentAnswer
-		case "/v1/health/service/test?node-meta=rack_name%3A2304&stale=&tag=tag1&wait=600000ms":
+		case "/v1/health/service/test?node-meta=rack_name%3A2304&stale=&tag=tag1&wait=120000ms":
 			response = ServiceTestAnswer
-		case "/v1/health/service/test?wait=600000ms":
+		case "/v1/health/service/test?wait=120000ms":
 			response = ServiceTestAnswer
-		case "/v1/health/service/other?wait=600000ms":
+		case "/v1/health/service/other?wait=120000ms":
 			response = `[]`
-		case "/v1/catalog/services?node-meta=rack_name%3A2304&stale=&wait=600000ms":
+		case "/v1/catalog/services?node-meta=rack_name%3A2304&stale=&wait=120000ms":
 			response = ServicesTestAnswer
-		case "/v1/catalog/services?wait=600000ms":
+		case "/v1/catalog/services?wait=120000ms":
 			response = ServicesTestAnswer
-		case "/v1/catalog/services?index=1&node-meta=rack_name%3A2304&stale=&wait=600000ms":
+		case "/v1/catalog/services?index=1&node-meta=rack_name%3A2304&stale=&wait=120000ms":
 			time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 			response = ServicesTestAnswer
-		case "/v1/catalog/services?index=1&wait=600000ms":
+		case "/v1/catalog/services?index=1&wait=120000ms":
 			time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 			response = ServicesTestAnswer
 		default: