diff --git a/smpclient/transport/ble.py b/smpclient/transport/ble.py
index fc50091..4b66f77 100644
--- a/smpclient/transport/ble.py
+++ b/smpclient/transport/ble.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ async def connect(self, address: str, timeout_s: float) -> None:
         device: BLEDevice | None = (
             await BleakScanner.find_device_by_address(address, timeout=timeout_s)
             if MAC_ADDRESS_PATTERN.match(address) or UUID_PATTERN.match(address)
-            else await BleakScanner.find_device_by_name(address)
+            else await BleakScanner.find_device_by_name(address, timeout=timeout_s)
         )
 
         if type(device) is BLEDevice:
diff --git a/tests/test_smp_ble_transport.py b/tests/test_smp_ble_transport.py
index f469438..fd4d2a3 100644
--- a/tests/test_smp_ble_transport.py
+++ b/tests/test_smp_ble_transport.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ async def test_connect(
 ) -> None:
     # assert that it searches by name if MAC or UUID is not provided
     await SMPBLETransport().connect("device name", 1.0)
-    mock_find_device_by_name.assert_called_once_with("device name")
+    mock_find_device_by_name.assert_called_once_with("device name", timeout=1.0)
     mock_find_device_by_name.reset_mock()
 
     # assert that it searches by MAC if MAC is provided