diff --git a/runtime/internal/rpc/client.go b/runtime/internal/rpc/client.go
index 5b9860e..64312d0 100644
--- a/runtime/internal/rpc/client.go
+++ b/runtime/internal/rpc/client.go
@@ -648,6 +648,9 @@
 				onlyErrNetwork = false
 			case stream.ErrAborted.ID, stream.ErrNetwork.ID:
 				// do nothing
+			case verror.ErrTimeout.ID:
+				topLevelError = verror.ErrTimeout
+				onlyErrNetwork = false
 			default:
 				onlyErrNetwork = false
 			}
diff --git a/runtime/internal/rpc/stream/manager/manager.go b/runtime/internal/rpc/stream/manager/manager.go
index 0898ad4..eb9af6d 100644
--- a/runtime/internal/rpc/stream/manager/manager.go
+++ b/runtime/internal/rpc/stream/manager/manager.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 				result.conn.Close()
 			}
 		}()
-		return nil, verror.New(stream.ErrDialFailed, ctx, err)
+		return nil, verror.New(verror.ErrTimeout, ctx)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err