diff --git a/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMStreamSession.java b/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMStreamSession.java
index 2fa2f330a9..ad8532ab10 100644
--- a/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMStreamSession.java
+++ b/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMStreamSession.java
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public class SAMStreamSession {
         d.fromBase64(dest);
 
         // FIXME: we should config I2PSocketOptions here
-        I2PSocketOptions opts = new I2PSocketOptions();
+        I2PSocketOptions opts = socketMgr.buildOptions();
         opts.setConnectTimeout(60 * 1000);
 
         _log.debug("Connecting new I2PSocket...");