diff --git a/brontide/conn.go b/brontide/conn.go
index f28591738..cee04f4ca 100644
--- a/brontide/conn.go
+++ b/brontide/conn.go
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ func Dial(localPriv *btcec.PrivateKey, netAddr *lnwire.NetAddress,
 	}
 
 	// We'll ensure that we get ActTwo from the remote peer in a timely
-	// manner. If they don't respond within 15 seconds, then we'll kill the
+	// manner. If they don't respond within 1s, then we'll kill the
 	// connection.
-	conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Second * 15))
+	conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(handshakeReadTimeout))
 
 	// If the first act was successful (we know that address is actually
 	// remotePub), then read the second act after which we'll be able to
diff --git a/brontide/listener.go b/brontide/listener.go
index 603a6b1a8..4f6ee70f4 100644
--- a/brontide/listener.go
+++ b/brontide/listener.go
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ func (l *Listener) doHandshake(conn net.Conn) {
 	}
 
 	// We'll ensure that we get ActOne from the remote peer in a timely
-	// manner. If they don't respond within 15 seconds, then we'll kill the
+	// manner. If they don't respond within 1s, then we'll kill the
 	// connection.
-	conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Second * 15))
+	conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(handshakeReadTimeout))
 
 	// Attempt to carry out the first act of the handshake protocol. If the
 	// connecting node doesn't know our long-term static public key, then
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ func (l *Listener) doHandshake(conn net.Conn) {
 	}
 
 	// We'll ensure that we get ActTwo from the remote peer in a timely
-	// manner. If they don't respond within 15 seconds, then we'll kill the
+	// manner. If they don't respond within 1 second, then we'll kill the
 	// connection.
-	conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Second * 15))
+	conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(handshakeReadTimeout))
 
 	// Finally, finish the handshake processes by reading and decrypting
 	// the connection peer's static public key. If this succeeds then both
diff --git a/brontide/noise.go b/brontide/noise.go
index 2bc309698..a1d857459 100644
--- a/brontide/noise.go
+++ b/brontide/noise.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math"
+	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/chacha20poly1305"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/hkdf"
@@ -33,6 +34,12 @@ const (
 	// keyRotationInterval is the number of messages sent on a single
 	// cipher stream before the keys are rotated forwards.
 	keyRotationInterval = 1000
+
+	// handshakeReadTimeout is a read timeout that will be enforced when
+	// waiting for data payloads during the various acts of Brontide. If
+	// the remote party fails to deliver the proper payload within this
+	// time frame, then we'll fail the connection.
+	handshakeReadTimeout = time.Second * 1
 )
 
 var (