diff --git a/src/dns2.c b/src/dns2.c
index 7c4a032..1601787 100644
--- a/src/dns2.c
+++ b/src/dns2.c
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ int dns2_check_timeout (DNS2 *obj) {
 				obj->state = DNS_STATE_FREE;
 				obj->direction = DNS_POLL_WANT_NONE;
 				
-				return DNS_COMMAND_ERROR;
+				return DNS_COMMAND_TIMEOUT;
 			}
 			
 			obj->current_ns = _dns2_internal_get_next_ns (obj, NULL);
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ int dns2_check_timeout (DNS2 *obj) {
 				obj->state = DNS_STATE_FREE;
 				obj->direction = DNS_POLL_WANT_NONE;
 				
-				return DNS_COMMAND_ERROR;
+				return DNS_COMMAND_TIMEOUT;
 			}
 			return _dns2_internal_udp_create (obj);
 		}
diff --git a/src/dns2.h b/src/dns2.h
index 28d08d7..ff36de5 100644
--- a/src/dns2.h
+++ b/src/dns2.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ enum {
 };
 
 enum {
+	DNS_COMMAND_TIMEOUT = -3,
 	DNS_COMMAND_ERROR_UNSIGNED = -2,
 	DNS_COMMAND_ERROR = -1,
 	DNS_COMMAND_POLL = 0,