diff --git a/src/Lykke.RabbitMqBroker/Publisher/FanoutPublishStrategyWithConfirmations.cs b/src/Lykke.RabbitMqBroker/Publisher/FanoutPublishStrategyWithConfirmations.cs
index 951af9d..01dabdb 100644
--- a/src/Lykke.RabbitMqBroker/Publisher/FanoutPublishStrategyWithConfirmations.cs
+++ b/src/Lykke.RabbitMqBroker/Publisher/FanoutPublishStrategyWithConfirmations.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace Lykke.RabbitMqBroker.Publisher
     public sealed class FanoutPublishStrategyWithConfirmations : IRabbitMqPublishStrategy
     {
         private readonly bool _durable;
+        private readonly TimeSpan _defaultConfirmationTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5);
 
         public FanoutPublishStrategyWithConfirmations(RabbitMqSubscriptionSettings settings)
         {
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ public void Publish(RabbitMqSubscriptionSettings settings, IModel channel, RawMe
                 routingKey: string.Empty,
                 basicProperties: null,
                 body: message.Body);
-            channel.WaitForConfirmsOrDie(settings.PublisherConfirmationTimeout);
+            channel.WaitForConfirmsOrDie(settings.PublisherConfirmationTimeout ?? _defaultConfirmationTimeout);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Lykke.RabbitMqBroker/RabbitMqSubscriptionSettings.cs b/src/Lykke.RabbitMqBroker/RabbitMqSubscriptionSettings.cs
index c997a93..1746ba6 100644
--- a/src/Lykke.RabbitMqBroker/RabbitMqSubscriptionSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Lykke.RabbitMqBroker/RabbitMqSubscriptionSettings.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqSubscriptionSettings
     {
         internal const string LykkeNameSpace = "lykke";
         internal static TimeSpan DefaultReconnectionDelay = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3);
-        internal static TimeSpan DefaultPublisherConfirmationTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5);
         internal const int DefaultReconnectionsCountToAlarm = 20;
 
         public string ConnectionString { get; set; }
@@ -30,17 +29,17 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqSubscriptionSettings
         /// </summary>
         public int ReconnectionsCountToAlarm { get; set; }
         /// <summary>
-        /// The confirmation period when publishing messages.
-        /// Default value is 5 seconds
+        /// The confirmation period when publishing messages. The confirmation strategy will not be used
+        /// unless the value is provided explicitly. Check <see cref="UsePublisherConfirmation"/>. 
         /// </summary>
-        public TimeSpan PublisherConfirmationTimeout { get; set; }
+        public TimeSpan? PublisherConfirmationTimeout { get; set; }
 
         public RabbitMqSubscriptionSettings()
         {
             ReconnectionDelay = DefaultReconnectionDelay;
             ReconnectionsCountToAlarm = DefaultReconnectionsCountToAlarm;
             RoutingKey = string.Empty;
-            PublisherConfirmationTimeout = DefaultPublisherConfirmationTimeout;
+            PublisherConfirmationTimeout = null;
         }
 
         /// <summary>