diff --git a/meta-client/src/main/java/org/apache/helix/metaclient/impl/zk/ZkMetaClient.java b/meta-client/src/main/java/org/apache/helix/metaclient/impl/zk/ZkMetaClient.java
index f4594d5d6f..8cc91b9063 100644
--- a/meta-client/src/main/java/org/apache/helix/metaclient/impl/zk/ZkMetaClient.java
+++ b/meta-client/src/main/java/org/apache/helix/metaclient/impl/zk/ZkMetaClient.java
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ public void handleSessionEstablishmentError(Throwable error) throws Exception {
   }
 
   @VisibleForTesting
-  ZkClient getZkClient() {
+   ZkClient getZkClient() {
     return _zkClient;
   }
 }
diff --git a/meta-client/src/test/java/org/apache/helix/metaclient/recipes/leaderelection/TestLeaderElection.java b/meta-client/src/test/java/org/apache/helix/metaclient/recipes/leaderelection/TestLeaderElection.java
index 248643652a..cfd52ebdc6 100644
--- a/meta-client/src/test/java/org/apache/helix/metaclient/recipes/leaderelection/TestLeaderElection.java
+++ b/meta-client/src/test/java/org/apache/helix/metaclient/recipes/leaderelection/TestLeaderElection.java
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ public class TestLeaderElection extends ZkMetaClientTestBase {
 
   public static LeaderElectionClient createLeaderElectionClient(String participantName) {
     MetaClientConfig.StoreType storeType = MetaClientConfig.StoreType.ZOOKEEPER;
-    MetaClientConfig config =
-        new MetaClientConfig.MetaClientConfigBuilder<>().setConnectionAddress(ZK_ADDR).setStoreType(storeType).build();
+    MetaClientConfig config = new MetaClientConfig.MetaClientConfigBuilder<>().setConnectionAddress(ZK_ADDR)
+        .setStoreType(storeType)
+        .setSessionTimeoutInMillis(1 * 60 * 1000)
+        .setConnectionInitTimeoutInMillis(1 * 60 * 1000)
+        .build();
     return new LeaderElectionClient(config, participantName);
   }