diff --git a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/AppiumClientConfig.java b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/AppiumClientConfig.java
index 317d85314..b25a3032d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/AppiumClientConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/AppiumClientConfig.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public AppiumClientConfig connectionTimeout(Duration timeout) {
 
     @Override
     public AppiumClientConfig readTimeout(Duration timeout) {
-        ClientConfig clientConfig = super.connectionTimeout(timeout);
+        ClientConfig clientConfig = super.readTimeout(timeout);
         return buildAppiumClientConfig(clientConfig, directConnect);
     }