diff --git a/airflow/hooks/druid_hook.py b/airflow/hooks/druid_hook.py
index e5fb6a7a26d91..fbd74e8e47d39 100644
--- a/airflow/hooks/druid_hook.py
+++ b/airflow/hooks/druid_hook.py
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ class DruidHook(BaseHook):
                                  which accepts index jobs
     :type druid_ingest_conn_id: string
     :param timeout: The interval between polling
-                    the Druid job for the status of the ingestion job
+                    the Druid job for the status of the ingestion job.
+                    Must be greater than or equal to 1
     :type timeout: int
     :param max_ingestion_time: The maximum ingestion time before assuming the job failed
     :type max_ingestion_time: int
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.max_ingestion_time = max_ingestion_time
         self.header = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
 
+        if self.timeout < 1:
+            raise ValueError("Druid timeout should be equal or greater than 1")
+
     def get_conn_url(self):
         conn = self.get_connection(self.druid_ingest_conn_id)
         host = conn.host
diff --git a/tests/hooks/test_druid_hook.py b/tests/hooks/test_druid_hook.py
index 6fd7b3cc76552..4243343b88227 100644
--- a/tests/hooks/test_druid_hook.py
+++ b/tests/hooks/test_druid_hook.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def test_submit_unknown_response(self, m):
 
     @requests_mock.mock()
     def test_submit_timeout(self, m):
-        self.db_hook.timeout = 0
+        self.db_hook.timeout = 1
         self.db_hook.max_ingestion_time = 5
         task_post = m.post(
             'http://druid-overlord:8081/druid/indexer/v1/task',
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def test_get_conn_url(self, mock_get_connection):
         get_conn_value.port = '1'
         get_conn_value.extra_dejson = {'endpoint': 'ingest'}
         mock_get_connection.return_value = get_conn_value
-        hook = DruidHook(timeout=0, max_ingestion_time=5)
+        hook = DruidHook(timeout=1, max_ingestion_time=5)
         self.assertEquals(hook.get_conn_url(), 'https://test_host:1/ingest')