diff --git a/dialer.go b/dialer.go
index d1654aa31..a8e4c1893 100644
--- a/dialer.go
+++ b/dialer.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package quickfix
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
+	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/net/proxy"
 
@@ -27,8 +28,16 @@ import (
 func loadDialerConfig(settings *SessionSettings) (dialer proxy.Dialer, err error) {
 	stdDialer := &net.Dialer{}
 	if settings.HasSetting(config.SocketTimeout) {
-		if stdDialer.Timeout, err = settings.DurationSetting(config.SocketTimeout); err != nil {
-			return
+		timeout, err := settings.DurationSetting(config.SocketTimeout)
+		if err != nil {
+			timeoutInt, err := settings.IntSetting(config.SocketTimeout)
+			if err != nil {
+				return stdDialer, err
+			}
+
+			stdDialer.Timeout = time.Duration(timeoutInt) * time.Second
+		} else {
+			stdDialer.Timeout = timeout
 		}
 	}
 	dialer = stdDialer
diff --git a/session_factory.go b/session_factory.go
index 3a6be68a5..c0ac33417 100644
--- a/session_factory.go
+++ b/session_factory.go
@@ -361,47 +361,59 @@ func (f sessionFactory) buildInitiatorSettings(session *session, settings *Sessi
 
 	session.ReconnectInterval = 30 * time.Second
 	if settings.HasSetting(config.ReconnectInterval) {
-
-		interval, err := settings.IntSetting(config.ReconnectInterval)
+		interval, err := settings.DurationSetting(config.ReconnectInterval)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			intervalInt, err := settings.IntSetting(config.ReconnectInterval)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			session.ReconnectInterval = time.Duration(intervalInt) * time.Second
+		} else {
+			session.ReconnectInterval = interval
 		}
 
-		if interval <= 0 {
+		if session.ReconnectInterval <= 0 {
 			return errors.New("ReconnectInterval must be greater than zero")
 		}
-
-		session.ReconnectInterval = time.Duration(interval) * time.Second
 	}
 
 	session.LogoutTimeout = 2 * time.Second
 	if settings.HasSetting(config.LogoutTimeout) {
-
-		timeout, err := settings.IntSetting(config.LogoutTimeout)
+		timeout, err := settings.DurationSetting(config.LogoutTimeout)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+			timeoutInt, err := settings.IntSetting(config.LogoutTimeout)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
-		if timeout <= 0 {
-			return errors.New("LogoutTimeout must be greater than zero")
+			session.LogoutTimeout = time.Duration(timeoutInt) * time.Second
+		} else {
+			session.LogoutTimeout = timeout
 		}
 
-		session.LogoutTimeout = time.Duration(timeout) * time.Second
+		if session.LogoutTimeout <= 0 {
+			return errors.New("LogonTimeout must be greater than zero")
+		}
 	}
 
 	session.LogonTimeout = 10 * time.Second
 	if settings.HasSetting(config.LogonTimeout) {
-
-		timeout, err := settings.IntSetting(config.LogonTimeout)
+		timeout, err := settings.DurationSetting(config.LogonTimeout)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			timeoutInt, err := settings.IntSetting(config.LogonTimeout)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			session.LogonTimeout = time.Duration(timeoutInt) * time.Second
+		} else {
+			session.LogonTimeout = timeout
 		}
 
-		if timeout <= 0 {
+		if session.LogonTimeout <= 0 {
 			return errors.New("LogonTimeout must be greater than zero")
 		}
-
-		session.LogonTimeout = time.Duration(timeout) * time.Second
 	}
 
 	return f.configureSocketConnectAddress(session, settings)