diff --git a/pkg/common/http.go b/pkg/common/http.go
index 83c36be4ef30..56e587fde354 100644
--- a/pkg/common/http.go
+++ b/pkg/common/http.go
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ func SaneHttpClient() *http.Client {
 }
 
 // SaneHttpClientTimeOut adds a custom timeout for some scanners
-func SaneHttpClientTimeOut(timeoutMs int64) *http.Client {
+func SaneHttpClientTimeOut(timeout time.Duration) *http.Client {
 	httpClient := &http.Client{}
-	httpClient.Timeout = time.Millisecond * time.Duration(timeoutMs)
+	httpClient.Timeout = timeout
 	httpClient.Transport = NewCustomTransport(nil)
 	return httpClient
 }
diff --git a/pkg/detectors/alchemy/alchemy_test.go b/pkg/detectors/alchemy/alchemy_test.go
index cd7e083cd0da..ed2ae7b8dbef 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/alchemy/alchemy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/alchemy/alchemy_test.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func TestAlchemy_FromChunk(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name: "found, would be verified if not for timeout",
-			s:    Scanner{client: common.SaneHttpClientTimeOut(1)},
+			s:    Scanner{client: common.SaneHttpClientTimeOut(1 * time.Microsecond)},
 			args: args{
 				ctx:    context.Background(),
 				data:   []byte(fmt.Sprintf("You can find a alchemy secret %s within", secret)),
diff --git a/pkg/detectors/getemail/getemail.go b/pkg/detectors/getemail/getemail.go
index 608f354bb896..4bf56ee19c40 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/getemail/getemail.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/getemail/getemail.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/detectors"
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ type Scanner struct{}
 var _ detectors.Detector = (*Scanner)(nil)
 
 var (
-	client = common.SaneHttpClientTimeOut(5000)
+	client = common.SaneHttpClientTimeOut(5 * time.Second)
 
 	// Make sure that your group is surrounded in boundary characters such as below to reduce false positives.
 	keyPat = regexp.MustCompile(detectors.PrefixRegex([]string{"getemail"}) + `\b([a-zA-Z0-9-]{20})\b`)
diff --git a/pkg/detectors/microsoftteamswebhook/microsoftteamswebhook.go b/pkg/detectors/microsoftteamswebhook/microsoftteamswebhook.go
index 79ba518606d4..0b3e9fa9754f 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/microsoftteamswebhook/microsoftteamswebhook.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/microsoftteamswebhook/microsoftteamswebhook.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/detectors"
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ type Scanner struct{}
 var _ detectors.Detector = (*Scanner)(nil)
 
 var (
-	client = common.SaneHttpClientTimeOut(5000)
+	client = common.SaneHttpClientTimeOut(5 * time.Second)
 
 	// Make sure that your group is surrounded in boundary characters such as below to reduce false positives.
 	keyPat = regexp.MustCompile(`(https:\/\/[a-zA-Z-0-9]+\.webhook\.office\.com\/webhookb2\/[a-zA-Z-0-9]{8}-[a-zA-Z-0-9]{4}-[a-zA-Z-0-9]{4}-[a-zA-Z-0-9]{4}-[a-zA-Z-0-9]{12}\@[a-zA-Z-0-9]{8}-[a-zA-Z-0-9]{4}-[a-zA-Z-0-9]{4}-[a-zA-Z-0-9]{4}-[a-zA-Z-0-9]{12}\/IncomingWebhook\/[a-zA-Z-0-9]{32}\/[a-zA-Z-0-9]{8}-[a-zA-Z-0-9]{4}-[a-zA-Z-0-9]{4}-[a-zA-Z-0-9]{4}-[a-zA-Z-0-9]{12})`)
diff --git a/pkg/detectors/scrapersite/scrapersite.go b/pkg/detectors/scrapersite/scrapersite.go
index db3baec0f908..1295c831a6be 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/scrapersite/scrapersite.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/scrapersite/scrapersite.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/detectors"
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ type Scanner struct{}
 var _ detectors.Detector = (*Scanner)(nil)
 
 var (
-	client = common.SaneHttpClientTimeOut(10000)
+	client = common.SaneHttpClientTimeOut(10 * time.Second)
 
 	// Make sure that your group is surrounded in boundary characters such as below to reduce false positives.
 	keyPat = regexp.MustCompile(detectors.PrefixRegex([]string{"scrapersite"}) + `\b([a-zA-Z0-9]{45})\b`)
diff --git a/pkg/detectors/screenshotlayer/screenshotlayer.go b/pkg/detectors/screenshotlayer/screenshotlayer.go
index c2c537de5ac7..e06f7291fd28 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/screenshotlayer/screenshotlayer.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/screenshotlayer/screenshotlayer.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/detectors"
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ type Scanner struct{}
 var _ detectors.Detector = (*Scanner)(nil)
 
 var (
-	client = common.SaneHttpClientTimeOut(10000)
+	client = common.SaneHttpClientTimeOut(10 * time.Second)
 
 	// Make sure that your group is surrounded in boundary characters such as below to reduce false positives.
 	keyPat = regexp.MustCompile(detectors.PrefixRegex([]string{"screenshotlayer"}) + `\b([a-zA-Z0-9_]{32})\b`)
diff --git a/pkg/detectors/zenserp/zenserp.go b/pkg/detectors/zenserp/zenserp.go
index bf07a111238e..5ae78e9458b1 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/zenserp/zenserp.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/zenserp/zenserp.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/detectors"
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ type Scanner struct{}
 var _ detectors.Detector = (*Scanner)(nil)
 
 var (
-	client = common.SaneHttpClientTimeOut(5000)
+	client = common.SaneHttpClientTimeOut(5 * time.Second)
 
 	// Make sure that your group is surrounded in boundary characters such as below to reduce false positives.
 	keyPat = regexp.MustCompile(detectors.PrefixRegex([]string{"zenserp"}) + `\b([0-9a-z-]{36})\b`)