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diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/vpp_papi/vpp_transport_socket.py b/src/vpp-api/python/vpp_papi/vpp_transport_socket.py
index c146c7b9386..d6431ca8c52 100644
--- a/src/vpp-api/python/vpp_papi/vpp_transport_socket.py
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/vpp_papi/vpp_transport_socket.py
@@ -225,10 +225,12 @@ class VppTransport(object):
             return msg
         raise VppTransportSocketIOError(1, 'Unknown socket read error')
 
-    def read(self):
+    def read(self, timeout=None):
         if not self.connected:
             raise VppTransportSocketIOError(1, 'Not connected')
+        if timeout is None:
+            timeout = self.read_timeout
         try:
-            return self.q.get(True, self.read_timeout)
+            return self.q.get(True, timeout)
         except queue.Empty:
             return None