diff --git a/src/jsd.c b/src/jsd.c
index 9924d61..a75e224 100644
--- a/src/jsd.c
+++ b/src/jsd.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void jsd_set_slave_config(jsd_t* self, uint16_t slave_id,
   self->slave_configs[slave_id] = slave_config;
 }
 
-bool jsd_init(jsd_t* self, const char* ifname, uint8_t enable_autorecovery) {
+bool jsd_init(jsd_t* self, const char* ifname, uint8_t enable_autorecovery, int timeout_us) {
   assert(self);
   self->enable_autorecovery = enable_autorecovery;
 
diff --git a/src/jsd_pub.h b/src/jsd_pub.h
index c69959d..ccf8e64 100644
--- a/src/jsd_pub.h
+++ b/src/jsd_pub.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void jsd_set_slave_config(jsd_t* self, uint16_t slave_id,
  * @param enable_autorecovery enables automatic recovery of lost devices
  * @return true on successful SOEM initialization
  */
-bool jsd_init(jsd_t* self, const char* ifname, uint8_t enable_autorecovery);
+bool jsd_init(jsd_t* self, const char* ifname, uint8_t enable_autorecovery, int timeout_us);
 
 /**
  * @brief Receive data from slave devices and store on local IOmap.
diff --git a/test/device/jsd_minimal_example_el3602.c b/test/device/jsd_minimal_example_el3602.c
index f6a1d16..e57155a 100644
--- a/test/device/jsd_minimal_example_el3602.c
+++ b/test/device/jsd_minimal_example_el3602.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ int main() {
   jsd_set_slave_config(jsd, slave_id, my_config);
 
   // Slave configuration must come before initialization
-  if (!jsd_init(jsd, "eth9", 1)) {
+  if (!jsd_init(jsd, "eth9", 1, EC_TIMEOUTRET)) {
     ERROR("Could not init jsd");
     return 0;
   }
diff --git a/test/jsd_test_utils.c b/test/jsd_test_utils.c
index ffd3f02..76dad08 100644
--- a/test/jsd_test_utils.c
+++ b/test/jsd_test_utils.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void sds_run(single_device_server_t* self, char* device_name, char* filename) {
 
   uint32_t sds_iter = 0;
 
-  if (!jsd_init(self->jsd, device_name, 1)) {
+  if (!jsd_init(self->jsd, device_name, 1, EC_TIMEOUTRET)) {
     ERROR("Could not init jsd");
     return;
   }
diff --git a/test/unit/jsd_soem_init_close_test.c b/test/unit/jsd_soem_init_close_test.c
index 55cfa00..38425d7 100644
--- a/test/unit/jsd_soem_init_close_test.c
+++ b/test/unit/jsd_soem_init_close_test.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
   jsd_t* jsd = jsd_alloc();
 
-  if (!jsd_init(jsd, argv[1], 1)) {
+  if (!jsd_init(jsd, argv[1], 1, EC_TIMEOUTRET)) {
     ERROR("Could not init jsd");
     return 0;
   }
diff --git a/tools/jsd_egd_tlc_tty.c b/tools/jsd_egd_tlc_tty.c
index f3e3be1..a6b6d3d 100644
--- a/tools/jsd_egd_tlc_tty.c
+++ b/tools/jsd_egd_tlc_tty.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   jsd_set_slave_config(jsd, slave_id, my_config);
 
   // slave configuration must come before initialization
-  if (!jsd_init(jsd, ifname, 1)) {
+  if (!jsd_init(jsd, ifname, 1, EC_TIMEOUTRET)) {
     ERROR("Could not init jsd");
     return 0;
   }