diff --git a/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/cli.go b/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/cli.go
index ebf9e70d..bdfbd557 100644
--- a/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/cli.go
+++ b/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/cli.go
@@ -224,11 +224,7 @@ func cli() {
 	}
 
 	// Init bugout client
-	bc, err := bugout.ClientFromEnv()
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Unable to initialize bugout client, err: %v\n", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
+	bc := CreateBugoutClient()
 	bugoutClient = bc
 
 	// Parse subcommands and appropriate FlagSet
diff --git a/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/configs.go b/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/configs.go
index 6b4679f4..30e52c65 100644
--- a/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/configs.go
+++ b/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/configs.go
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	bugout "github.com/bugout-dev/bugout-go/pkg"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
@@ -21,11 +23,15 @@ var (
 
 	supportedBlockchains map[string]bool
 
+	// Bugout client
+	BUGOUT_BROOD_URL              = os.Getenv("BUGOUT_BROOD_URL")
+	NB_BUGOUT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_RAW = os.Getenv("NB_BUGOUT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS")
+
 	// Bugout and application configuration
-	BUGOUT_AUTH_CALL_TIMEOUT = time.Second * 5
-	MOONSTREAM_APPLICATION_ID        = os.Getenv("MOONSTREAM_APPLICATION_ID")
-	NB_CONTROLLER_TOKEN      = os.Getenv("NB_CONTROLLER_TOKEN")
-	NB_CONTROLLER_ACCESS_ID  = os.Getenv("NB_CONTROLLER_ACCESS_ID")
+	BUGOUT_AUTH_CALL_TIMEOUT  = time.Second * 5
+	MOONSTREAM_APPLICATION_ID = os.Getenv("MOONSTREAM_APPLICATION_ID")
+	NB_CONTROLLER_TOKEN       = os.Getenv("NB_CONTROLLER_TOKEN")
+	NB_CONTROLLER_ACCESS_ID   = os.Getenv("NB_CONTROLLER_ACCESS_ID")
 
 	NB_CONNECTION_RETRIES          = 2
 	NB_CONNECTION_RETRIES_INTERVAL = time.Millisecond * 10
@@ -54,6 +60,18 @@ var (
 	DEFAULT_AUTOGENERATED_MAX_CALLS_PER_PERIOD = int64(1000)
 )
 
+func CreateBugoutClient() bugout.BugoutClient {
+	bugoutTimeoutSeconds, err := strconv.Atoi(NB_BUGOUT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_RAW)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Unable to parse environment variable as integer: %v", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	NB_BUGOUT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS := time.Duration(bugoutTimeoutSeconds) * time.Second
+
+	broodClient := bugout.ClientBrood(BUGOUT_BROOD_URL, NB_BUGOUT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
+	return broodClient
+}
+
 func CheckEnvVarSet() {
 	if NB_ACCESS_ID_HEADER == "" {
 		NB_ACCESS_ID_HEADER = "x-node-balancer-access-id"
diff --git a/nodes/node_balancer/go.mod b/nodes/node_balancer/go.mod
index b812d40f..5726eb78 100644
--- a/nodes/node_balancer/go.mod
+++ b/nodes/node_balancer/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/bugout-dev/moonstream/nodes/node_balancer
 go 1.17
 
 require (
-	github.com/bugout-dev/bugout-go v0.4.2
+	github.com/bugout-dev/bugout-go v0.4.3
 	github.com/bugout-dev/humbug/go v0.0.0-20211206230955-57607cd2d205
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0
 )
diff --git a/nodes/node_balancer/go.sum b/nodes/node_balancer/go.sum
index 18e9cda6..b8d5c645 100644
--- a/nodes/node_balancer/go.sum
+++ b/nodes/node_balancer/go.sum
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973/go.mod h1:Dwedo/Wpr24
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.0/go.mod h1:KWe93zE9D1o94FZ5RNwFwVgaQK1VOXiVxmqh+CedLV8=
 github.com/bgentry/speakeasy v0.1.0/go.mod h1:+zsyZBPWlz7T6j88CTgSN5bM796AkVf0kBD4zp0CCIs=
 github.com/bketelsen/crypt v0.0.3-0.20200106085610-5cbc8cc4026c/go.mod h1:MKsuJmJgSg28kpZDP6UIiPt0e0Oz0kqKNGyRaWEPv84=
-github.com/bugout-dev/bugout-go v0.4.2 h1:oADFQzZ4iZeQOz8dDaO/+25eQkrCYG8SqjA8mRSQl7k=
-github.com/bugout-dev/bugout-go v0.4.2/go.mod h1:P4+788iHtt/32u2wIaRTaiXTWpvSVBYxZ01qQ8N7eB8=
+github.com/bugout-dev/bugout-go v0.4.3 h1:sTwMgNDZR8mK0BkPVfXIsFWZAkL8ePKr5Xmj35A2O3o=
+github.com/bugout-dev/bugout-go v0.4.3/go.mod h1:P4+788iHtt/32u2wIaRTaiXTWpvSVBYxZ01qQ8N7eB8=
 github.com/bugout-dev/humbug/go v0.0.0-20211206230955-57607cd2d205 h1:UQ7XGjvoOVKGRIuTFXgqGtU/UgMOk8+ikpoHWrWefjQ=
 github.com/bugout-dev/humbug/go v0.0.0-20211206230955-57607cd2d205/go.mod h1:U/NXHfc3tzGeQz+xVfpifXdPZi7p6VV8xdP/4ZKeWJU=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash v1.1.0/go.mod h1:XrSqR1VqqWfGrhpAt58auRo0WTKS1nRRg3ghfAqPWnc=
diff --git a/nodes/node_balancer/sample.env b/nodes/node_balancer/sample.env
index 74f37284..f840e3e0 100644
--- a/nodes/node_balancer/sample.env
+++ b/nodes/node_balancer/sample.env
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Required environment variables for load balancer
 export BUGOUT_BROOD_URL="https://auth.bugout.dev"
+export NB_BUGOUT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=15
 export MOONSTREAM_APPLICATION_ID="<application_id_to_controll_access>"
 export NB_CONTROLLER_TOKEN="<token_of_controller_user>"
 export NB_CONTROLLER_ACCESS_ID="<controller_access_id_for_internal_usage>"