diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Lua/DefaultLib/LibShared.lua b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Lua/DefaultLib/LibShared.lua
index 16ffe69a4..52b38faac 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Lua/DefaultLib/LibShared.lua
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Lua/DefaultLib/LibShared.lua
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ defaultLib["EventSet"] = CreateStatic("Barotrauma.EventSet", true)
 defaultLib["EventManagerSettings"] = CreateStatic("Barotrauma.EventManagerSettings", true)
 
 defaultLib["NetConfig"] = CreateStatic("Barotrauma.Networking.NetConfig")
+defaultLib["NetworkConnection"] = CreateStatic("Barotrauma.Networking.NetworkConnection")
 defaultLib["Inventory"] = CreateStatic("Barotrauma.Inventory", true)
 defaultLib["CharacterInventory"] = CreateStatic("Barotrauma.CharacterInventory", true)
 defaultLib["ItemInventory"] = CreateStatic("Barotrauma.ItemInventory", true)
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Networking/Primitives/NetworkConnection/NetworkConnection.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Networking/Primitives/NetworkConnection/NetworkConnection.cs
index 9c6e1928c..460cf5f11 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Networking/Primitives/NetworkConnection/NetworkConnection.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Networking/Primitives/NetworkConnection/NetworkConnection.cs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
     
     abstract class NetworkConnection
     {
-        public const double TimeoutThreshold = 60.0; //full minute for timeout because loading screens can take quite a while
-        public const double TimeoutThresholdInGame = 10.0;
+        public static double TimeoutThreshold = 60.0; //full minute for timeout because loading screens can take quite a while
+        public static double TimeoutThresholdInGame = 10.0;
 
         public AccountInfo AccountInfo { get; private set; } = AccountInfo.None;