diff --git a/server/opts.go b/server/opts.go
index da3479ea..1e249f4a 100644
--- a/server/opts.go
+++ b/server/opts.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func parseAuthorization(am map[string]interface{}) authorization {
 			case float64:
 				at = mv.(float64)
 			}
-			auth.timeout = at / float64(time.Second)
+			auth.timeout = at
 		}
 	}
 	return auth
diff --git a/server/route.go b/server/route.go
index 74fb5386..a933b340 100644
--- a/server/route.go
+++ b/server/route.go
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ func (s *Server) createRoute(conn net.Conn, didSolicit bool) *client {
 
 	// Check for Auth
 	if s.routeInfo.AuthRequired {
-		c.setAuthTimer(AUTH_TIMEOUT)
+		ttl := secondsToDuration(s.opts.ClusterAuthTimeout)
+		c.setAuthTimer(ttl)
 	}
 
 	// Register with the server.
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index aaff33a5..742e7733 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ func (s *Server) createClient(conn net.Conn) *client {
 
 	// Check for Auth
 	if s.info.AuthRequired {
-		c.setAuthTimer(AUTH_TIMEOUT) // FIXME(dlc): Make option
+		ttl := secondsToDuration(s.opts.AuthTimeout)
+		c.setAuthTimer(ttl)
 	}
 
 	c.mu.Unlock()
diff --git a/server/util.go b/server/util.go
index e61db423..edf56d9d 100644
--- a/server/util.go
+++ b/server/util.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"io"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func genId() string {
@@ -34,3 +35,8 @@ func parseSize(d []byte) (n int) {
 	}
 	return n
 }
+
+func secondsToDuration(seconds float64) time.Duration {
+	ttl := seconds * float64(time.Second)
+	return time.Duration(ttl)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/configs/cluster.conf b/test/configs/cluster.conf
index 39d002da..43fe4754 100644
--- a/test/configs/cluster.conf
+++ b/test/configs/cluster.conf
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ cluster {
   authorization {
     user: route_user
     password: top_secret
-    timeout: 1
+    timeout: 0.5
   }
 
   # Routes are actively solicited and connected to from this server.
diff --git a/test/routes_test.go b/test/routes_test.go
index 1c2bd700..19cb7a94 100644
--- a/test/routes_test.go
+++ b/test/routes_test.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ func runRouteServer(t *testing.T) (*server.Server, *server.Options) {
 
 	// Override for running in Go routine.
 	opts.NoSigs = true
-	//	opts.Debug  = true
-	//	opts.Trace  = true
+	// opts.Debug  = true
+	// opts.Trace  = true
 	opts.NoLog = true
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -64,12 +64,17 @@ func TestSendRouteInfoOnConnect(t *testing.T) {
 	s, opts := runRouteServer(t)
 	defer s.Shutdown()
 	rc := createRouteConn(t, opts.ClusterHost, opts.ClusterPort)
+	doRouteAuthConnect(t, rc, opts.ClusterUsername, opts.ClusterPassword)
 	buf := expectResult(t, rc, infoRe)
 
 	info := server.Info{}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(buf[4:], &info); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Could not unmarshal route info: %v", err)
 	}
+
+	if !info.AuthRequired {
+		t.Fatal("Expected to see AuthRequired")
+	}
 	if info.Port != opts.ClusterPort {
 		t.Fatalf("Received wrong information for port, expected %d, got %d",
 			info.Port, opts.ClusterPort)
@@ -86,7 +91,8 @@ func TestSendRouteSubAndUnsub(t *testing.T) {
 	send, _ := setupConn(t, c)
 
 	rc := createRouteConn(t, opts.ClusterHost, opts.ClusterPort)
-	doDefaultConnect(t, rc)
+	expectAuthRequired(t, rc)
+	doRouteAuthConnect(t, rc, opts.ClusterUsername, opts.ClusterPassword)
 
 	// Send SUB via client connection
 	send("SUB foo 22\r\n")
@@ -95,7 +101,6 @@ func TestSendRouteSubAndUnsub(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := expectResult(t, rc, subRe)
 	matches := subRe.FindAllSubmatch(buf, -1)
 	rsid := string(matches[0][5])
-	fmt.Printf("Received rsid for SUB of %s\n", rsid)
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(rsid, "RSID:") {
 		t.Fatalf("Got wrong RSID: %s\n", rsid)
 	}
@@ -112,3 +117,8 @@ func TestSendRouteSubAndUnsub(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected rsid's to match. %q vs %q\n", rsid, rsid2)
 	}
 }
+
+func doRouteAuthConnect(t *testing.T, c net.Conn, user, pass string) {
+	cs := fmt.Sprintf("CONNECT {\"verbose\":false,\"user\":\"%s\",\"pass\":\"%s\"}\r\n", user, pass)
+	sendProto(t, c, cs)
+}