diff --git a/commands/commands.go b/commands/commands.go
index 21cea662bf..acb9956a76 100644
--- a/commands/commands.go
+++ b/commands/commands.go
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ var Commands = []cli.Command{
 			},
 			cli.IntFlag{
 				Name:  "timeout, t",
-				Usage: fmt.Sprintf("Timeout in seconds, default to %ds", DefaultTimeoutDuration),
-				Value: DefaultTimeoutDuration,
+				Usage: fmt.Sprintf("Timeout in seconds, default to %s", stateTimeoutDuration),
+				Value: lsDefaultTimeout,
 			},
 		},
 		Name:   "ls",
diff --git a/commands/ls.go b/commands/ls.go
index 0030fcc7dc..d9955fb97d 100644
--- a/commands/ls.go
+++ b/commands/ls.go
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/skarademir/naturalsort"
 )
 
-const DefaultTimeoutDuration = 10
+const lsDefaultTimeout = 10
 
 var (
-	stateTimeoutDuration = DefaultTimeoutDuration * time.Second
+	stateTimeoutDuration = lsDefaultTimeout * time.Second
 )
 
 // FilterOptions -
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type HostListItem struct {
 
 func cmdLs(c CommandLine, api libmachine.API) error {
 	stateTimeoutDuration = time.Duration(c.Int("timeout")) * time.Second
-	log.Debugf("ls timeout set to %d seconds", stateTimeoutDuration/time.Second)
+	log.Debugf("ls timeout set to %s", stateTimeoutDuration)
 
 	quiet := c.Bool("quiet")
 	filters, err := parseFilters(c.StringSlice("filter"))
diff --git a/docs/reference/ls.md b/docs/reference/ls.md
index e8cf87dfdf..1b2a60e58c 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ls.md
+++ b/docs/reference/ls.md
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ parent="smn_machine_subcmds"
 
 ## Timeout
 
-The `ls` command tries to reach each host in parallel. If a given host does not answer in less than 10 seconds, the `ls` command
-will state that this host is in `timeout`. In some circumstances (poor connection, high load or while troubleshooting) you may want to
-increase or decrease this value. You can use the `-t` flag for this purpose with a numerical value in seconds.
+The `ls` command tries to reach each host in parallel. If a given host does not
+answer in less than 10 seconds, the `ls` command will state that this host is in
+`Timeout` state. In some circumstances (poor connection, high load, or while
+troubleshooting), you may want to increase or decrease this value. You can use
+the -t flag for this purpose with a numerical value in seconds.
 
 ### Example