diff --git a/hikaricp-java6/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/PoolUtilities.java b/hikaricp-java6/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/PoolUtilities.java
index c3dc8a51..5a97a7f3 100644
--- a/hikaricp-java6/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/PoolUtilities.java
+++ b/hikaricp-java6/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/PoolUtilities.java
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public final class PoolUtilities
       }
 
       final int networkTimeout = connection.getNetworkTimeout();
-      connection.setNetworkTimeout(executor, Math.max(250, (int) timeoutMs)); 
+      connection.setNetworkTimeout(executor, (int) timeoutMs); 
 
       return networkTimeout;
    }
diff --git a/hikaricp/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/PoolUtilities.java b/hikaricp/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/PoolUtilities.java
index 9d10016c..b04e72d8 100644
--- a/hikaricp/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/PoolUtilities.java
+++ b/hikaricp/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/PoolUtilities.java
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ public final class PoolUtilities
       }
 
       final int networkTimeout = connection.getNetworkTimeout();
-      connection.setNetworkTimeout(executor, Math.max(250, (int) timeoutMs)); 
+      connection.setNetworkTimeout(executor, (int) timeoutMs); 
 
       return networkTimeout;
    }