diff --git a/src/loaders/TimedApiBasedRepositoryLoader.ts b/src/loaders/TimedApiBasedRepositoryLoader.ts
index 763c9fa..89fe34b 100644
--- a/src/loaders/TimedApiBasedRepositoryLoader.ts
+++ b/src/loaders/TimedApiBasedRepositoryLoader.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import { GetterSetterRepository } from "../repositories/GetterSetterRepository";
 import { IEta, IRoute, IShuttle, IStop, ISystem } from "../entities/entities";
 import { ApiBasedRepositoryLoader } from "./ApiBasedRepositoryLoader";
 
-const timeout = 10000;
-
 // Ideas to break this into smaller pieces in the future:
 // Have one repository data loader running for each supported system
 // Each data loader independently updates data based on frequency of usage
@@ -22,6 +20,8 @@ export class TimedApiBasedRepositoryLoader extends ApiBasedRepositoryLoader {
   private shouldBeRunning: boolean = false;
   private timer: any;
 
+  readonly timeout = 10000;
+
   constructor(
     repository: GetterSetterRepository,
   ) {
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ export class TimedApiBasedRepositoryLoader extends ApiBasedRepositoryLoader {
       console.error(e);
     }
 
-    this.timer = setTimeout(this.startFetchDataAndUpdate, timeout);
+    this.timer = setTimeout(this.startFetchDataAndUpdate, this.timeout);
   }
-
 }
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