hack.rb

client = Selenium::WebDriver::Remote::Http::Persistent.new

#
# hack - TODO: fix ability to override open timeout in selenium-webdriver
#

client.extend(Module.new do
  attr_accessor :open_timeout, :read_timeout

  def http
    @http ||= (
      http = new_http_client

      http.open_timeout = @open_timeout if @open_timeout
      http.read_timeout = @read_timeout if @read_timeout

      http
    )
  end
end)

client.open_timeout = @http_open_timeout
client.read_timeout = @http_timeout