diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 747d4a6..1bc7778 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ tag_prefix = v
 parentdir_prefix = openziti-
 
 [openziti]
-ziti_sdk_version = 1.8.3
+ziti_sdk_version = 1.9.1
diff --git a/src/openziti/context.py b/src/openziti/context.py
index 9e1d79e..ef34d46 100644
--- a/src/openziti/context.py
+++ b/src/openziti/context.py
@@ -65,18 +65,19 @@ def bind(self, service, terminator=None, sock=None):
         return sock
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_path(cls, path) -> tuple["ZitiContext", int]:
+    def from_path(cls, path, timeout=0) -> tuple["ZitiContext", int]:
         """
         Load Ziti Identity
 
         :param path: path to Ziti Identity file
+        :param timeout: timeout in milliseconds for loading identity
         :return: ZitiContext representing given identity
         """
         if not isinstance(path, str):
             raise TypeError("path must be a string")
         if not (isfile(path) or isdir(path)):
             raise ValueError(f"{path} is not a valid path")
-        zh, err = zitilib.load(path)
+        zh, err = zitilib.load(path, timeout)
         if err != 0:
             logging.warning("Failed to load Ziti Identity from %s: %s", path, zitilib.errorstr(err))
         return cls(zh), err
@@ -98,20 +99,21 @@ def wait_for_auth(self, timeout=60):
         return zitilib.wait_for_auth(self._ctx, timeout)
 
 
-def load_identity(path) -> tuple[ZitiContext, int]:
+def load_identity(path, timeout=0) -> tuple[ZitiContext, int]:
     """
     Load Ziti Identity
 
     :param path: path to Ziti Identity file
+    :param timeout: timeout in milliseconds for loading identity
     :return: Ziti Context object representing Ziti Identity
     """
-    return ZitiContext.from_path(path)
+    return ZitiContext.from_path(path, timeout)
 
 
-def get_context(ztx) -> ZitiContext:
+def get_context(ztx, timeout=0) -> ZitiContext:
     if isinstance(ztx, ZitiContext):
         return ztx
     if isinstance(ztx, str):
-        z, _ = ZitiContext.from_path(ztx)
+        z, _ = ZitiContext.from_path(ztx, timeout)
         return z
     raise TypeError(f'{ztx} is not a ZitiContext or str instance')
diff --git a/src/openziti/zitilib.py b/src/openziti/zitilib.py
index 8bb89c1..cc997d5 100644
--- a/src/openziti/zitilib.py
+++ b/src/openziti/zitilib.py
@@ -131,10 +131,11 @@ def __repr__(self):
 _ziti_errorstr.argtypes = [ctypes.c_int]
 _ziti_errorstr.restype = ctypes.c_char_p
 
-_load_ctx = ziti.Ziti_load_context
+_load_ctx = ziti.Ziti_load_context_with_timeout
 _load_ctx.argtypes = [
     ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_int32), # ziti context handle
     ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_char), # ziti identity path or json
+    ctypes.c_int, # ziti timeout in ms
 ]
 _load_ctx.restype = ctypes.c_int
 
@@ -270,12 +271,12 @@ def shutdown():
     ziti.Ziti_lib_shutdown()
 
 
-def load(path) -> tuple[int, int]:
+def load(path, timeout=0) -> tuple[int, int]:
     init()
     b_obj = bytes(path, encoding="utf-8")
     hp = ctypes.c_int32()
 
-    err = _load_ctx(ctypes.pointer(hp), b_obj)
+    err = _load_ctx(ctypes.pointer(hp), b_obj, ctypes.c_int(timeout))
     return hp.value, err
 
 def login_external(ziti_ctx: int, name: str) -> str:
diff --git a/src/openziti/zitisock.py b/src/openziti/zitisock.py
index 8fd46ad..5b7981a 100644
--- a/src/openziti/zitisock.py
+++ b/src/openziti/zitisock.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def bind(self, addr) -> None:
         h, p = addr
         cfg = self._ziti_bindings.get((h, int(p)))
         if cfg is not None:
-            ztx = context.get_context(cfg['ztx'])
+            ztx = context.get_context(cfg['ztx'], timeout=cfg.get('timeout', 0))
             service = cfg['service']
             terminator = None
             if isinstance(service, tuple):