diff --git a/nym-gateway-probe/src/common/wireguard.rs b/nym-gateway-probe/src/common/wireguard.rs
index 740f32700a..a2cb783433 100644
--- a/nym-gateway-probe/src/common/wireguard.rs
+++ b/nym-gateway-probe/src/common/wireguard.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ use tracing::{error, info};
 use crate::NetstackArgs;
 use crate::common::netstack::{NetstackRequest, NetstackRequestGo, NetstackResult};
 use crate::common::types::WgProbeResults;
-use crate::config::NetstackArgs;
 
 /// Safe division that returns 0.0 when divisor is 0 (instead of NaN/Inf)
 fn safe_ratio(received: u16, sent: u16) -> f32 {
diff --git a/nym-gateway-probe/src/config/netstack.rs b/nym-gateway-probe/src/config/netstack.rs
index 7fae2b4591..3479b42274 100644
--- a/nym-gateway-probe/src/config/netstack.rs
+++ b/nym-gateway-probe/src/config/netstack.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub struct NetstackArgs {
     pub port_check_ports: Vec<u16>,
 
     /// Timeout in seconds for each individual port check attempt
-    #[arg(long, default_value_t = 5)]
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = NetstackArgs::default().port_check_timeout_sec)]
     pub port_check_timeout_sec: u64,
 }