diff --git a/tests/ticker.py b/tests/ticker.py
index 8b8e882d4..45f8eca29 100644
--- a/tests/ticker.py
+++ b/tests/ticker.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def test_getTz(self):
 
             # Test:
             dat = yf.Ticker(tkr, session=self.session)
-            tz = dat._get_ticker_tz(proxy=None, timeout=None)
+            tz = dat._get_ticker_tz(proxy=None, timeout=5)
 
             self.assertIsNotNone(tz)
 
diff --git a/yfinance/base.py b/yfinance/base.py
index f463578aa..2741c1108 100644
--- a/yfinance/base.py
+++ b/yfinance/base.py
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@ def map_signals_to_ranges(f, f_up, f_down):
 
         return df2
 
-    def _get_ticker_tz(self,timeout, proxy=None):
+    def _get_ticker_tz(self, proxy, timeout):
         proxy = proxy or self.proxy
         if self._tz is not None:
             return self._tz
@@ -1675,7 +1675,7 @@ def _get_ticker_tz(self,timeout, proxy=None):
         return tz
 
     @utils.log_indent_decorator
-    def _fetch_ticker_tz(self, timeout, proxy=None):
+    def _fetch_ticker_tz(self, proxy, timeout):
         # Query Yahoo for fast price data just to get returned timezone
         proxy = proxy or self.proxy
         logger = utils.get_yf_logger()