diff --git a/storages/backends/azure_storage.py b/storages/backends/azure_storage.py
index e4caf0e51..4f1890307 100644
--- a/storages/backends/azure_storage.py
+++ b/storages/backends/azure_storage.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def _get_file(self):
                 blob_name=self._path,
                 stream=file,
                 max_connections=1,
-                timeout=10)
+                timeout=self._storage.timeout)
         if 'r' in self._mode:
             file.seek(0)