diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb b/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb
index 3d2bed473e..0b7ac2addf 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class VCSDownloadStrategy < AbstractDownloadStrategy
 
     if cached_location.exist? && repo_valid?
       puts "Updating #{cached_location}"
-      update(timeout: timeout)
+      update(timeout: end_time)
     elsif cached_location.exist?
       puts "Removing invalid repository from cache"
       clear_cache