diff --git a/SocketRocket/SRWebSocket.m b/SocketRocket/SRWebSocket.m
index 4e30aef54..fd1bdc5f9 100644
--- a/SocketRocket/SRWebSocket.m
+++ b/SocketRocket/SRWebSocket.m
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ - (void)open
 
     if (_urlRequest.timeoutInterval > 0) {
         dispatch_time_t popTime = dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, (int64_t)(_urlRequest.timeoutInterval * NSEC_PER_SEC));
-        dispatch_after(popTime, dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+        dispatch_after(popTime, _workQueue, ^{
             if (self.readyState == SR_CONNECTING) {
                 NSError *error = SRErrorWithDomainCodeDescription(NSURLErrorDomain, NSURLErrorTimedOut, @"Timed out connecting to server.");
                 [self _failWithError:error];