diff --git a/codegens/curl/README.md b/codegens/curl/README.md
index c52d53451..a9962c100 100644
--- a/codegens/curl/README.md
+++ b/codegens/curl/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Convert function takes three parameters
     * `indentCount` - The number of indentation characters to add per code level
     * `trimRequestBody` - Trim request body fields
     * `followRedirect` - Boolean denoting whether to redirect a request
-    * `requestTimeout` - Integer denoting time after which the request will bail out in milli-seconds
+    * `requestTimeoutInSeconds` - Integer denoting time after which the request will bail out in seconds
     * `multiLine` - Boolean denoting whether to output code snippet with multi line breaks
     * `longFormat` - Boolean denoting whether to use longform cURL options in snippet
     * `quoteType` - String denoting the quote type to use (single or double) for URL
diff --git a/codegens/curl/lib/index.js b/codegens/curl/lib/index.js
index 268815365..253ffedc8 100644
--- a/codegens/curl/lib/index.js
+++ b/codegens/curl/lib/index.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ self = module.exports = {
       format, snippet, silent, url, quoteType;
 
     redirect = options.followRedirect;
-    timeout = options.requestTimeout;
+    timeout = options.requestTimeoutInSeconds;
     multiLine = options.multiLine;
     format = options.longFormat;
     trim = options.trimRequestBody;
@@ -222,11 +222,11 @@ self = module.exports = {
           '(Use double quotes when running curl in cmd.exe and single quotes for the rest)'
       },
       {
-        name: 'Set request timeout',
-        id: 'requestTimeout',
+        name: 'Set request timeout (in seconds)',
+        id: 'requestTimeoutInSeconds',
         type: 'positiveInteger',
         default: 0,
-        description: 'Set number of milliseconds the request should wait for a response before ' +
+        description: 'Set number of seconds the request should wait for a response before ' +
           'timing out (use 0 for infinity)'
       },
       {
diff --git a/test/codegen/structure.test.js b/test/codegen/structure.test.js
index 7fbdf0b4d..a70d9629a 100644
--- a/test/codegen/structure.test.js
+++ b/test/codegen/structure.test.js
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ const expectedOptions = {
       description: 'Set number of milliseconds the request should wait' +
       ' for a response before timing out (use 0 for infinity)'
     },
+    requestTimeoutInSeconds: {
+      name: 'Set request timeout (in seconds)',
+      type: 'positiveInteger',
+      default: 0,
+      description: 'Set number of seconds the request should wait' +
+      ' for a response before timing out (use 0 for infinity)'
+    },
     followRedirect: {
       name: 'Follow redirects',
       type: 'boolean',
@@ -84,6 +91,7 @@ const expectedOptions = {
     'indentCount',
     'trimRequestBody',
     'requestTimeout',
+    'requestTimeoutInSeconds',
     'silent',
     'includeBoilerplate',
     'followRedirect',