diff --git a/js/src/api/api.spec.js b/js/src/api/api.spec.js
index bbd140d4d..16831ea66 100644
--- a/js/src/api/api.spec.js
+++ b/js/src/api/api.spec.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('api/Api', () => {
   });
 
   describe('interface', () => {
-    const api = new Api(new Api.Transport.Http(TEST_HTTP_URL));
+    const api = new Api(new Api.Transport.Http(TEST_HTTP_URL, -1));
 
     Object.keys(ethereumRpc).sort().forEach((endpoint) => {
       describe(endpoint, () => {
diff --git a/js/src/api/contract/contract.spec.js b/js/src/api/contract/contract.spec.js
index 96929cc11..3d57c2afa 100644
--- a/js/src/api/contract/contract.spec.js
+++ b/js/src/api/contract/contract.spec.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import Api from '../api';
 import Contract from './contract';
 import { isInstanceOf, isFunction } from '../util/types';
 
-const transport = new Api.Transport.Http(TEST_HTTP_URL);
+const transport = new Api.Transport.Http(TEST_HTTP_URL, -1);
 const eth = new Api(transport);
 
 describe('api/contract/Contract', () => {
diff --git a/js/src/api/rpc/db/db.spec.js b/js/src/api/rpc/db/db.spec.js
index 4379b51c4..4a11fc416 100644
--- a/js/src/api/rpc/db/db.spec.js
+++ b/js/src/api/rpc/db/db.spec.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { TEST_HTTP_URL, mockHttp } from '../../../../test/mockRpc';
 import Http from '../../transport/http';
 import Db from './db';
 
-const instance = new Db(new Http(TEST_HTTP_URL));
+const instance = new Db(new Http(TEST_HTTP_URL, -1));
 
 describe('api/rpc/Db', () => {
   let scope;
diff --git a/js/src/api/rpc/eth/eth.spec.js b/js/src/api/rpc/eth/eth.spec.js
index 65377db50..85d22f4bd 100644
--- a/js/src/api/rpc/eth/eth.spec.js
+++ b/js/src/api/rpc/eth/eth.spec.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { isBigNumber } from '../../../../test/types';
 import Http from '../../transport/http';
 import Eth from './eth';
 
-const instance = new Eth(new Http(TEST_HTTP_URL));
+const instance = new Eth(new Http(TEST_HTTP_URL, -1));
 
 describe('rpc/Eth', () => {
   const address = '0x63Cf90D3f0410092FC0fca41846f596223979195';
diff --git a/js/src/api/rpc/net/net.spec.js b/js/src/api/rpc/net/net.spec.js
index 55029a29e..4903a0cde 100644
--- a/js/src/api/rpc/net/net.spec.js
+++ b/js/src/api/rpc/net/net.spec.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { isBigNumber } from '../../../../test/types';
 import Http from '../../transport/http';
 import Net from './net';
 
-const instance = new Net(new Http(TEST_HTTP_URL));
+const instance = new Net(new Http(TEST_HTTP_URL, -1));
 
 describe('api/rpc/Net', () => {
   describe('peerCount', () => {
diff --git a/js/src/api/rpc/parity/parity.spec.js b/js/src/api/rpc/parity/parity.spec.js
index ea0dd8d8c..557314e5c 100644
--- a/js/src/api/rpc/parity/parity.spec.js
+++ b/js/src/api/rpc/parity/parity.spec.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { isBigNumber } from '../../../../test/types';
 import Http from '../../transport/http';
 import Parity from './parity';
 
-const instance = new Parity(new Http(TEST_HTTP_URL));
+const instance = new Parity(new Http(TEST_HTTP_URL, -1));
 
 describe('api/rpc/parity', () => {
   describe('accountsInfo', () => {
diff --git a/js/src/api/rpc/personal/personal.spec.js b/js/src/api/rpc/personal/personal.spec.js
index a9bf4f644..70c8cf4c2 100644
--- a/js/src/api/rpc/personal/personal.spec.js
+++ b/js/src/api/rpc/personal/personal.spec.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { TEST_HTTP_URL, mockHttp } from '../../../../test/mockRpc';
 import Http from '../../transport/http';
 import Personal from './personal';
 
-const instance = new Personal(new Http(TEST_HTTP_URL));
+const instance = new Personal(new Http(TEST_HTTP_URL, -1));
 
 describe('rpc/Personal', () => {
   const account = '0x63cf90d3f0410092fc0fca41846f596223979195';
diff --git a/js/src/api/rpc/trace/trace.spec.js b/js/src/api/rpc/trace/trace.spec.js
index 4a38f7a3f..f36e5537c 100644
--- a/js/src/api/rpc/trace/trace.spec.js
+++ b/js/src/api/rpc/trace/trace.spec.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { TEST_HTTP_URL, mockHttp } from '../../../../test/mockRpc';
 import Http from '../../transport/http';
 import Trace from './trace';
 
-const instance = new Trace(new Http(TEST_HTTP_URL));
+const instance = new Trace(new Http(TEST_HTTP_URL, -1));
 
 describe('api/rpc/Trace', () => {
   let scope;
diff --git a/js/src/api/rpc/web3/web3.spec.js b/js/src/api/rpc/web3/web3.spec.js
index eb4a59cd1..b933e805b 100644
--- a/js/src/api/rpc/web3/web3.spec.js
+++ b/js/src/api/rpc/web3/web3.spec.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { TEST_HTTP_URL, mockHttp } from '../../../../test/mockRpc';
 import Http from '../../transport/http';
 import Web3 from './web3';
 
-const instance = new Web3(new Http(TEST_HTTP_URL));
+const instance = new Web3(new Http(TEST_HTTP_URL, -1));
 
 describe('api/rpc/Web3', () => {
   let scope;
diff --git a/js/src/api/transport/http/http.js b/js/src/api/transport/http/http.js
index 08d9422f8..8ea59f0fb 100644
--- a/js/src/api/transport/http/http.js
+++ b/js/src/api/transport/http/http.js
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@ import JsonRpcBase from '../jsonRpcBase';
 
 /* global fetch */
 export default class Http extends JsonRpcBase {
-  constructor (url) {
+  constructor (url, connectTimeout = 1000) {
     super();
 
     this._connected = true;
     this._url = url;
+    this._connectTimeout = connectTimeout;
+
+    this._pollConnection();
   }
 
   _encodeOptions (method, params) {
@@ -77,4 +80,17 @@ export default class Http extends JsonRpcBase {
         return response.result;
       });
   }
+
+  _pollConnection = () => {
+    if (this._connectTimeout <= 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const nextTimeout = () => setTimeout(this._pollConnection, this._connectTimeout);
+
+    this
+      .execute('net_listening')
+      .then(nextTimeout)
+      .catch(nextTimeout);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/js/src/api/transport/http/http.spec.js b/js/src/api/transport/http/http.spec.js
index 94441bc51..718a7e66b 100644
--- a/js/src/api/transport/http/http.spec.js
+++ b/js/src/api/transport/http/http.spec.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import { TEST_HTTP_URL, mockHttp } from '../../../../test/mockRpc';
 import Http from './http';
 
-const transport = new Http(TEST_HTTP_URL);
+const transport = new Http(TEST_HTTP_URL, -1);
 
 describe('api/transport/Http', () => {
   describe('instance', () => {