diff --git a/src/HTTP.jl b/src/HTTP.jl
index 035e67f29..e4c080f8a 100644
--- a/src/HTTP.jl
+++ b/src/HTTP.jl
@@ -610,9 +610,6 @@ function stack(;redirect=true,
                 verbose=0,
                 kw...)
 
-    # hard code readtimeout of 0 to disable timeout until #341 can be properly resolved
-    readtimeout = 0
-
     NoLayer = Union
 
     (redirect             ? RedirectLayer             : NoLayer){
diff --git a/src/Servers.jl b/src/Servers.jl
index 00833908d..c693b288f 100644
--- a/src/Servers.jl
+++ b/src/Servers.jl
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ function listen(f,
                 connection_count::Ref{Int}=Ref(0),
                 rate_limit::Union{Rational{Int}, Nothing}=nothing,
                 reuse_limit::Int=nolimit,
-                readtimeout::Int=60,
+                readtimeout::Int=0,
                 verbose::Bool=false)
 
     inet = getinet(host, port)