diff --git a/packages/ndk/lib/domain_layer/usecases/broadcast/broadcast.dart b/packages/ndk/lib/domain_layer/usecases/broadcast/broadcast.dart
index 6b0a3f12..bc705adc 100644
--- a/packages/ndk/lib/domain_layer/usecases/broadcast/broadcast.dart
+++ b/packages/ndk/lib/domain_layer/usecases/broadcast/broadcast.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:ndk/ndk.dart';
 
-import '../../../config/broadcast_defaults.dart';
 import '../../../shared/nips/nip09/deletion.dart';
 import '../../../shared/nips/nip25/reactions.dart';
 import '../../entities/broadcast_state.dart';
@@ -14,6 +13,8 @@ class Broadcast {
   final Accounts _accounts;
   final CacheManager _cacheManager;
   final GlobalState _globalState;
+  final double _considerDonePercent;
+  final Duration _timeout;
 
   /// creates a new [Broadcast] instance
   ///
@@ -22,10 +23,14 @@ class Broadcast {
     required CacheManager cacheManager,
     required NetworkEngine networkEngine,
     required Accounts accounts,
+    required double considerDonePercent,
+    required Duration timeout,
   })  : _accounts = accounts,
         _cacheManager = cacheManager,
         _engine = networkEngine,
-        _globalState = globalState;
+        _globalState = globalState,
+        _considerDonePercent = considerDonePercent,
+        _timeout = timeout;
 
   /// [throws] if the default signer and the custom signer are null \
   /// [returns] the signer that is not null, if both are provided returns [customSigner]
@@ -39,18 +44,22 @@ class Broadcast {
   /// low level nostr broadcast using inbox/outbox (gossip) \
   /// [specificRelays] disables inbox/outbox (gossip) and broadcasts to the relays specified. Useful for NostrWalletConnect \
   /// [customSigner] if you want to use a different signer than the one from currently logged in user in [Accounts] \
-  /// [considerDonePercent] the percentage (0.0, 1.0) of relays that need to respond with "OK" for the broadcast to be considered done \
+  /// [considerDonePercent] the percentage (0.0, 1.0) of relays that need to respond with "OK" for the broadcast to be considered done (overrides the default value) \
+  /// [timeout] the timeout for the broadcast (overrides the default timeout) \
   /// [returns] a [NdkBroadcastResponse] object containing the result => success per relay
   NdkBroadcastResponse broadcast({
     required Nip01Event nostrEvent,
     Iterable<String>? specificRelays,
     EventSigner? customSigner,
-    double considerDonePercent = BroadcastDefaults.CONSIDER_DONE_PERCENT,
-    Duration timeout = BroadcastDefaults.TIMEOUT,
+    double? considerDonePercent,
+    Duration? timeout,
   }) {
+    final myConsiderDonePercent = considerDonePercent ?? _considerDonePercent;
+    final myTimeout = timeout ?? _timeout;
+
     final broadcastState = BroadcastState(
-      considerDonePercent: considerDonePercent,
-      timeout: timeout,
+      considerDonePercent: myConsiderDonePercent,
+      timeout: myTimeout,
     );
     // register broadcast state
     _globalState.inFlightBroadcasts[nostrEvent.id] = broadcastState;
diff --git a/packages/ndk/lib/domain_layer/usecases/user_relay_lists/user_relay_lists.dart b/packages/ndk/lib/domain_layer/usecases/user_relay_lists/user_relay_lists.dart
index 803bdb7f..c9f76afb 100644
--- a/packages/ndk/lib/domain_layer/usecases/user_relay_lists/user_relay_lists.dart
+++ b/packages/ndk/lib/domain_layer/usecases/user_relay_lists/user_relay_lists.dart
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ class UserRelayLists {
     required String relayUrl,
     required ReadWriteMarker marker,
     required Iterable<String> broadcastRelays,
+    double? considerDonePercent,
+    Duration? timeout,
   }) async {
     UserRelayList? userRelayList = await _ensureUpToDateUserRelayList();
     if (userRelayList == null) {
@@ -221,8 +223,10 @@ class UserRelayLists {
   /// [newUserRelayList] the new user relay list
   /// [returns] the new user relay list
   Future<UserRelayList> setInitialUserRelayList(
-    UserRelayList newUserRelayList,
-  ) async {
+    UserRelayList newUserRelayList, {
+    double? considerDonePercent,
+    Duration? timeout,
+  }) async {
     final now = DateTime.now().millisecondsSinceEpoch ~/ 1000;
     // set created at and refreshed timestamp
     newUserRelayList.refreshedTimestamp = now;
@@ -245,6 +249,8 @@ class UserRelayLists {
   Future<UserRelayList?> broadcastRemoveNip65Relay({
     required String relayUrl,
     required Iterable<String> broadcastRelays,
+    double? considerDonePercent,
+    Duration? timeout,
   }) async {
     UserRelayList? userRelayList = await _ensureUpToDateUserRelayList();
 
diff --git a/packages/ndk/lib/presentation_layer/init.dart b/packages/ndk/lib/presentation_layer/init.dart
index 87984cac..582af703 100644
--- a/packages/ndk/lib/presentation_layer/init.dart
+++ b/packages/ndk/lib/presentation_layer/init.dart
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ class Initialization {
       networkEngine: engine,
       cacheManager: _ndkConfig.cache,
       accounts: accounts,
+      considerDonePercent: _ndkConfig.defaultBroadcastConsiderDonePercent,
+      timeout: _ndkConfig.defaultBroadcastTimeout,
     );
 
     follows = Follows(
diff --git a/packages/ndk/lib/presentation_layer/ndk_config.dart b/packages/ndk/lib/presentation_layer/ndk_config.dart
index 3fd0dc0c..978a1a26 100644
--- a/packages/ndk/lib/presentation_layer/ndk_config.dart
+++ b/packages/ndk/lib/presentation_layer/ndk_config.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import 'package:ndk/config/broadcast_defaults.dart';
+
 import '../config/bootstrap_relays.dart';
 import '../config/logger_defaults.dart';
 import '../config/request_defaults.dart';
@@ -38,6 +40,13 @@ class NdkConfig {
   /// this value is used if no individual timeout is set for a query
   Duration defaultQueryTimeout;
 
+  /// timeout for broadcasts
+  Duration defaultBroadcastTimeout;
+
+  /// percentage of relays that need to respond with "OK" for the broadcast to be considered done \
+  /// value between 0.0 and 1.0
+  double defaultBroadcastConsiderDonePercent;
+
   /// log level
   lib_logger.Level logLevel;
 
@@ -59,8 +68,9 @@ class NdkConfig {
     this.bootstrapRelays = DEFAULT_BOOTSTRAP_RELAYS,
     this.eventOutFilters = const [],
     this.defaultQueryTimeout = RequestDefaults.DEFAULT_QUERY_TIMEOUT,
-
-    /// test
+    this.defaultBroadcastTimeout = BroadcastDefaults.TIMEOUT,
+    this.defaultBroadcastConsiderDonePercent =
+        BroadcastDefaults.CONSIDER_DONE_PERCENT,
     this.logLevel = defaultLogLevel,
   });
 }