diff --git a/chassis/flask_nameko/proxies.py b/chassis/flask_nameko/proxies.py
index 1cf12cd..825fd09 100644
--- a/chassis/flask_nameko/proxies.py
+++ b/chassis/flask_nameko/proxies.py
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ class PooledClusterRpcProxy(object):
 
     def _get_nameko_connection(self):
         proxy = ClusterRpcClient(
-            self._config,
-            timeout=self._config.get('RPC_TIMEOUT', None)
+            uri=self._config.get('uri')
         )
         return proxy.start()