diff --git a/src/headless/plugins/bosh.js b/src/headless/plugins/bosh.js
index ff45d612a..2ab54562b 100644
--- a/src/headless/plugins/bosh.js
+++ b/src/headless/plugins/bosh.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 import 'strophe.js/src/bosh';
 import log from "../log.js";
+import { BOSH_WAIT } from '@converse/headless/shared/constants.js';
 import { Model } from '@converse/skeletor/src/model.js';
 import { _converse, api, converse } from "../core.js";
 import { setUserJID, } from '@converse/headless/utils/init.js';
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-bosh', {
                         jid,
                         data.sid,
                         data.rid,
-                        _converse.connection.onConnectStatusChanged
+                        _converse.connection.onConnectStatusChanged,
+                        BOSH_WAIT
                     );
                 } else {
                     xhr.onerror();
diff --git a/src/headless/shared/connection.js b/src/headless/shared/connection.js
index c257e4f40..fc3f8a968 100644
--- a/src/headless/shared/connection.js
+++ b/src/headless/shared/connection.js
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ import { Strophe } from 'strophe.js/src/core';
 import { _converse, api, clearSession, tearDown } from "../core.js";
 import { getOpenPromise } from '@converse/openpromise';
 import { setUserJID, } from '@converse/headless/utils/init.js';
-
-const BOSH_WAIT = 59;
+import { BOSH_WAIT } from '@converse/headless/shared/constants.js';
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/headless/shared/constants.js b/src/headless/shared/constants.js
index 5ecce0d75..ada2a0404 100644
--- a/src/headless/shared/constants.js
+++ b/src/headless/shared/constants.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { Strophe } from 'strophe.js/src/strophe';
 
+export const BOSH_WAIT = 59;
+
 export const CONNECTION_STATUS = {};
 CONNECTION_STATUS[Strophe.Status.ATTACHED] = 'ATTACHED';
 CONNECTION_STATUS[Strophe.Status.AUTHENTICATING] = 'AUTHENTICATING';