diff --git a/src/Vies/HeartBeat.php b/src/Vies/HeartBeat.php
index de0fcf8..2902f4b 100644
--- a/src/Vies/HeartBeat.php
+++ b/src/Vies/HeartBeat.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  */
 class HeartBeat
 {
-    private const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 10;
+    public const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 10;
 
     /**
      * @var string The host you want to verify
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class HeartBeat
      */
     protected $port;
     /**
-     * @var string The path to append
+     * @var ?string The path to append
      */
     protected $path;
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class HeartBeat
      * @param int $port
      * @param int $timeout
      */
-    public function __construct(?string $host = null, int $port = Vies::VIES_PORT, ?string $path = null, int $timeout = self::DEFAULT_TIMEOUT)
+    public function __construct(?string $host = null, int $port = Vies::VIES_PORT, int $timeout = self::DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, ?string $path = null)
     {
         if (null !== $host) {
             $this->setHost($host);
@@ -98,18 +98,18 @@ public function setHost(string $host): self
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return string
+     * @return ?string
      */
-    public function getPath(): string
+    public function getPath(): ?string
     {
         return $this->path;
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param string $path
+     * @param ?string $path
      * @return self
      */
-    public function setPath(string $path): self
+    public function setPath(?string $path = null): self
     {
         $this->path = $path;
 
diff --git a/src/Vies/Vies.php b/src/Vies/Vies.php
index 529da43..85ba5f7 100644
--- a/src/Vies/Vies.php
+++ b/src/Vies/Vies.php
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public function setOptions(array $options): self
      */
     public function getHeartBeat(): HeartBeat
     {
-        $this->heartBeat = $this->heartBeat ?? new HeartBeat(self::VIES_DOMAIN, self::VIES_PORT, self::VIES_PATH);
+        $this->heartBeat = $this->heartBeat ?? new HeartBeat(self::VIES_DOMAIN, self::VIES_PORT, HeartBeat::DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, self::VIES_PATH);
 
         return $this->heartBeat;
     }
diff --git a/tests/Vies/HeartBeatTest.php b/tests/Vies/HeartBeatTest.php
index 2f9fc8a..48174bb 100644
--- a/tests/Vies/HeartBeatTest.php
+++ b/tests/Vies/HeartBeatTest.php
@@ -112,8 +112,9 @@ public function testVerifyServicesIsDown()
     public function socketProvider(): array
     {
         return [
-            'Non-existing socket on localhost' => ['127.0.0.1', -1, 10, false],
-            'Socket 443 on ec.europe.eu' => [Vies::VIES_DOMAIN, Vies::VIES_PORT, 10, true],
+            'Non-existing socket on localhost' => ['127.0.0.1', -1, 10, null, false],
+            'Socket 443 on ec.europe.eu' => [Vies::VIES_DOMAIN, Vies::VIES_PORT, 10, null, false],
+            'Socket 443 on ec.europe.eu'.Vies::VIES_PATH => [Vies::VIES_DOMAIN, Vies::VIES_PORT, 10, Vies::VIES_PATH, true],
         ];
     }
 
@@ -124,10 +125,10 @@ public function socketProvider(): array
      * @covers ::getSecuredResponse
      * @covers ::readContents
      */
-    public function testIsAliveUsingSockets($host, $port, $timeout, $expectedResult)
+    public function testIsAliveUsingSockets($host, $port, $timeout, $path, $expectedResult)
     {
         HeartBeat::$testingEnabled = false;
-        $heartBeat = new HeartBeat($host, $port, $timeout);
+        $heartBeat = new HeartBeat($host, $port, $timeout, $path);
         $actualResult = $heartBeat->isAlive();
         $this->assertSame($expectedResult, $actualResult);
     }