diff --git a/rq/contrib/legacy.py b/rq/contrib/legacy.py
index 9c0ac1f..33ecf18 100644
--- a/rq/contrib/legacy.py
+++ b/rq/contrib/legacy.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ def cleanup_ghosts(conn=None):
     conn = conn if conn else get_current_connection()
     for worker in Worker.all(connection=conn):
         if conn.ttl(worker.key) == -1:
-            ttl = worker.default_worker_ttl
+            ttl = worker.worker_ttl
             conn.expire(worker.key, ttl)
             logger.info('Marked ghosted worker {0} to expire in {1} seconds.'.format(worker.name, ttl))
diff --git a/rq/worker.py b/rq/worker.py
index 8720504..3dd7bd6 100644
--- a/rq/worker.py
+++ b/rq/worker.py
@@ -223,7 +223,11 @@ class Worker:
         serializer=None,
     ):  # noqa
 
-        connection = self._set_connection(connection, default_worker_ttl)
+        self.default_result_ttl = default_result_ttl
+        self.worker_ttl = default_worker_ttl
+        self.job_monitoring_interval = job_monitoring_interval
+
+        connection = self._set_connection(connection)
         self.connection = connection
         self.redis_server_version = None
 
@@ -246,10 +250,6 @@ class Worker:
         self._ordered_queues = self.queues[:]
         self._exc_handlers: List[Callable] = []
 
-        self.default_result_ttl = default_result_ttl
-        self.default_worker_ttl = default_worker_ttl
-        self.job_monitoring_interval = job_monitoring_interval
-
         self._state: str = 'starting'
         self._is_horse: bool = False
         self._horse_pid: int = 0
@@ -296,21 +296,19 @@ class Worker:
         elif exception_handlers is not None:
             self.push_exc_handler(exception_handlers)
 
-    def _set_connection(self, connection: Optional['Redis'], default_worker_ttl: int) -> 'Redis':
+    def _set_connection(self, connection: Optional['Redis']) -> 'Redis':
         """Configures the Redis connection to have a socket timeout.
         This should timouet the connection in case any specific command hangs at any given time (eg. BLPOP).
         If the connection provided already has a `socket_timeout` defined, skips.
 
         Args:
             connection (Optional[Redis]): The Redis Connection.
-            default_worker_ttl (int): The Default Worker TTL
         """
         if connection is None:
             connection = get_current_connection()
         current_socket_timeout = connection.connection_pool.connection_kwargs.get("socket_timeout")
         if current_socket_timeout is None:
-            timeout = self._get_timeout(default_worker_ttl) + 10
-            timeout_config = {"socket_timeout": timeout}
+            timeout_config = {"socket_timeout": self.connection_timeout}
             connection.connection_pool.connection_kwargs.update(timeout_config)
         return connection
 
@@ -361,11 +359,13 @@ class Worker:
         """Returns whether or not this is the worker or the work horse."""
         return self._is_horse
 
-    def _get_timeout(self, worker_ttl: Optional[int] = None) -> int:
-        timeout = DEFAULT_WORKER_TTL
-        if worker_ttl:
-            timeout = worker_ttl
-        return max(1, timeout - 15)
+    @property
+    def dequeue_timeout(self) -> int:
+        return max(1, self.worker_ttl - 15)
+
+    @property
+    def connection_timeout(self) -> int:
+        return self.dequeue_timeout + 10
 
     def procline(self, message):
         """Changes the current procname for the process.
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ class Worker:
                 p.hmset(key, mapping)
 
             worker_registration.register(self, p)
-            p.expire(key, self.default_worker_ttl + 60)
+            p.expire(key, self.worker_ttl + 60)
             p.execute()
 
     def register_death(self):
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ class Worker:
                         self.log.info('Worker %s: stopping on request', self.key)
                         break
 
-                    timeout = None if burst else self._get_timeout()
+                    timeout = None if burst else self.dequeue_timeout
                     result = self.dequeue_job_and_maintain_ttl(timeout)
                     if result is None:
                         if burst:
@@ -789,10 +789,10 @@ class Worker:
         The next heartbeat should come before this time, or the worker will
         die (at least from the monitoring dashboards).
 
-        If no timeout is given, the default_worker_ttl will be used to update
+        If no timeout is given, the worker_ttl will be used to update
         the expiration time of the worker.
         """
-        timeout = timeout or self.default_worker_ttl + 60
+        timeout = timeout or self.worker_ttl + 60
         connection = pipeline if pipeline is not None else self.connection
         connection.expire(self.key, timeout)
         connection.hset(self.key, 'last_heartbeat', utcformat(utcnow()))
diff --git a/tests/test_worker.py b/tests/test_worker.py
index b0bb3d7..cfce473 100644
--- a/tests/test_worker.py
+++ b/tests/test_worker.py
@@ -642,6 +642,16 @@ class TestWorker(RQTestCase):
         # Put it on the queue with a timeout value
         self.assertIsNone(w.dequeue_job_and_maintain_ttl(None))
 
+    def test_worker_ttl_param_resolves_timeout(self):
+        """Ensures the worker_ttl param is being considered in the dequeue_timeout and connection_timeout params, takes into account 15 seconds gap (hard coded)"""
+        q = Queue()
+        w = Worker([q])
+        self.assertEqual(w.dequeue_timeout, 405)
+        self.assertEqual(w.connection_timeout, 415)
+        w = Worker([q], default_worker_ttl=500)
+        self.assertEqual(w.dequeue_timeout, 485)
+        self.assertEqual(w.connection_timeout, 495)
+
     def test_worker_sets_result_ttl(self):
         """Ensure that Worker properly sets result_ttl for individual jobs."""
         q = Queue()