diff --git a/src/app/devices/deviceContent/components/directMethod/__snapshots__/directMethod.spec.tsx.snap b/src/app/devices/deviceContent/components/directMethod/__snapshots__/directMethod.spec.tsx.snap
index 535868c9..148adef3 100644
--- a/src/app/devices/deviceContent/components/directMethod/__snapshots__/directMethod.spec.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/app/devices/deviceContent/components/directMethod/__snapshots__/directMethod.spec.tsx.snap
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ exports[`directMethod matches snapshot 1`] = `
         max={300}
         min={0}
         onChange={[Function]}
-        value={0}
+        value={10}
       />
       <Component
         tooltipText="directMethod.responseTimeoutTooltip"
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ exports[`directMethod matches snapshot 1`] = `
       <StyledSliderBase
         ariaLabel="directMethod.responseTimeout"
         max={300}
-        min={0}
+        min={10}
         onChange={[Function]}
-        value={0}
+        value={10}
       />
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/app/devices/deviceContent/components/directMethod/directMethod.tsx b/src/app/devices/deviceContent/components/directMethod/directMethod.tsx
index d299d0eb..8be556b1 100644
--- a/src/app/devices/deviceContent/components/directMethod/directMethod.tsx
+++ b/src/app/devices/deviceContent/components/directMethod/directMethod.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { HeaderView } from '../../../../shared/components/headerView';
 import '../../../../css/_deviceDetail.scss';
 
 const SLIDER_MAX = 300;
-
+const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 10;
 export interface DirectMethodState {
     connectionTimeout: number;
     methodName: string;
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ export default class DirectMethod extends React.Component<DirectMethodProps & Ro
     constructor(props: DirectMethodProps & RouteComponentProps) {
         super(props);
         this.state = {
-            connectionTimeout: 0,
+            connectionTimeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
             methodName: '',
             payload: '',
-            responseTimeout: 0
+            responseTimeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
         };
     }