diff --git a/common/wireguard-types/src/lib.rs b/common/wireguard-types/src/lib.rs
index 3c2cc66951..977ea6bf1d 100644
--- a/common/wireguard-types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/wireguard-types/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ pub mod error;
 pub mod public_key;
 pub mod registration;
 
+use std::time::Duration;
+
 pub use config::Config;
 pub use error::Error;
 pub use public_key::PeerPublicKey;
@@ -13,5 +15,10 @@ pub use registration::{
     ClientMac, ClientMessage, GatewayClient, GatewayClientRegistry, InitMessage, Nonce,
 };
 
+// To avoid any problems, keep this stale check time bigger (>2x) then the bandwidth cap
+// reset time (currently that one is 24h, at UTC midnight)
+pub const DEFAULT_PEER_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(60 * 60 * 24 * 3); // 3 days
+pub const DEFAULT_PEER_TIMEOUT_CHECK: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5); // 5 seconds
+
 #[cfg(feature = "verify")]
 pub use registration::HmacSha256;
diff --git a/common/wireguard/src/peer_controller.rs b/common/wireguard/src/peer_controller.rs
index 6b6bc3f33c..ff40ce5f7b 100644
--- a/common/wireguard/src/peer_controller.rs
+++ b/common/wireguard/src/peer_controller.rs
@@ -4,19 +4,15 @@
 use chrono::{Timelike, Utc};
 use defguard_wireguard_rs::{host::Peer, key::Key, WireguardInterfaceApi};
 use nym_wireguard_types::registration::{RemainingBandwidthData, BANDWIDTH_CAP_PER_DAY};
+use nym_wireguard_types::{DEFAULT_PEER_TIMEOUT, DEFAULT_PEER_TIMEOUT_CHECK};
 use std::time::SystemTime;
-use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use tokio_stream::{wrappers::IntervalStream, StreamExt};
 
 use crate::error::Error;
 use crate::WgApiWrapper;
 
-// To avoid any problems, keep this stale check time bigger (>2x) then the bandwidth cap
-// reset time (currently that one is 24h, at UTC midnight)
-const DEFAULT_PEER_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(60 * 60 * 24 * 3); // 3 days
-const DEFAULT_PEER_TIMEOUT_CHECK: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5); // 5 seconds
-
 pub enum PeerControlRequest {
     AddPeer(Peer),
     RemovePeer(Key),