diff --git a/rcon/rconclt.py b/rcon/rconclt.py
index dac4190..129eb08 100644
--- a/rcon/rconclt.py
+++ b/rcon/rconclt.py
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ __all__ = ['get_credentials', 'main']
 
 ERRORS = (
     (ConnectionRefusedError, 'Connection refused.', 3),
-    (timeout, 'Connection timeout.', 4),
-    (TimeoutError, 'Connection timeout.', 4),
+    ((TimeoutError, timeout), 'Connection timeout.', 4),
     (RequestIdMismatch, 'Unexpected request ID mismatch.', 5),
     (WrongPassword, 'Wrong password.', 6)
 )
diff --git a/rcon/rconshell.py b/rcon/rconshell.py
index 9296b14..e743466 100644
--- a/rcon/rconshell.py
+++ b/rcon/rconshell.py
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ __all__ = ['get_args', 'main']
 
 ERRORS = (
     (ConnectionRefusedError, 'Connection refused.', 3),
-    (timeout, 'Connection timeout.', 4),
-    (TimeoutError, 'Connection timeout.', 4),
+    ((TimeoutError, timeout), 'Connection timeout.', 4),
     (RequestIdMismatch, 'Unexpected request ID mismatch.', 5)
 )
 LOGGER = getLogger('rconshell')