diff --git a/redisconn/conn.go b/redisconn/conn.go
index 889903f..c0531b6 100644
--- a/redisconn/conn.go
+++ b/redisconn/conn.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ type Opts struct {
 	// If IOTimeout < 0, then timeout is disabled
 	IOTimeout time.Duration
 	// DialTimeout is timeout for net.Dialer
-	// If it is <= 0 or >= IOTimeout, then IOTimeout
+	// If it is <= 0, then IOTimeout
 	// If IOTimeout is disabled, then 5 seconds used (but without affect on ReconnectPause)
 	DialTimeout time.Duration
 	// ReconnectPause is a pause after failed connection attempt before next one.
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func Connect(ctx context.Context, addr string, opts Opts) (conn *Connection, err
 		conn.opts.IOTimeout = 0
 	}
 
-	if conn.opts.DialTimeout <= 0 || conn.opts.DialTimeout > conn.opts.IOTimeout {
+	if conn.opts.DialTimeout <= 0 {
 		conn.opts.DialTimeout = conn.opts.IOTimeout
 	}
 
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ func (conn *Connection) dial() error {
 	timeout := conn.opts.DialTimeout
 	tlsEnabled := conn.opts.TLSEnabled
 	tlsConfig := conn.opts.TLSConfig
-	if timeout <= 0 || timeout > 5*time.Second {
+	if timeout <= 0 {
 		timeout = 5 * time.Second
 	}
 	if address[0] == '.' || address[0] == '/' {
diff --git a/redisconn/opts_internal_test.go b/redisconn/opts_internal_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e935cb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redisconn/opts_internal_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package redisconn
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestDialTimeoutAboveIOTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	conn, err := Connect(ctx, "127.0.0.1:1", Opts{
+		IOTimeout:   200 * time.Millisecond,
+		DialTimeout: 3 * time.Second,
+		AsyncDial:   true,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	require.Equal(t, 3*time.Second, conn.opts.DialTimeout)
+}
+
+func TestDialTimeoutDefaultsToIOTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	conn, err := Connect(ctx, "127.0.0.1:1", Opts{
+		IOTimeout: 200 * time.Millisecond,
+		AsyncDial: true,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	require.Equal(t, 200*time.Millisecond, conn.opts.DialTimeout)
+}