diff --git a/lib/modem.js b/lib/modem.js
index 6e60587..b1292ce 100644
--- a/lib/modem.js
+++ b/lib/modem.js
@@ -283,17 +283,15 @@ Modem.prototype.buildRequest = function (options, context, data, callback) {
   if (self.connectionTimeout) {
     connectionTimeoutTimer = setTimeout(function () {
       debug('Connection Timeout of %s ms exceeded', self.connectionTimeout);
-      req.abort();
+      req.destroy();
     }, self.connectionTimeout);
   }
 
   if (self.timeout) {
-    req.on('socket', function (socket) {
-      socket.setTimeout(self.timeout);
-      socket.on('timeout', function () {
-        debug('Timeout of %s ms exceeded', self.timeout);
-        req.abort();
-      });
+    req.setTimeout(self.timeout);
+    req.on('timeout', function () {
+      debug('Timeout of %s ms exceeded', self.timeout);
+      req.destroy();
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9c39b9a..d2535aa 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "docker-modem",
-  "version": "5.0.3",
+  "version": "5.0.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "docker-modem",
-      "version": "5.0.3",
+      "version": "5.0.4",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "debug": "^4.1.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 31f5540..dfe9e9e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "docker-modem",
   "description": "Docker remote API network layer module.",
-  "version": "5.0.3",
+  "version": "5.0.4",
   "author": "Pedro Dias <petermdias@gmail.com>",
   "maintainers": [
     "apocas <petermdias@gmail.com>"