diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/local_auth_timeout.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/local_auth_timeout.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85c82d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/local_auth_timeout.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - Update network integration auth timeout for connection local.
diff --git a/plugins/action/vyos.py b/plugins/action/vyos.py
index 9519d36..61f377b 100644
--- a/plugins/action/vyos.py
+++ b/plugins/action/vyos.py
@@ -1,131 +1,132 @@
 #
 # (c) 2016 Red Hat Inc.
 #
 # This file is part of Ansible
 #
 # Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 # the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 # (at your option) any later version.
 #
 # Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 
 __metaclass__ = type
 
 import sys
 import copy
 
 from ansible_collections.ansible.netcommon.plugins.action.network import (
     ActionModule as ActionNetworkModule,
 )
 from ansible_collections.ansible.netcommon.plugins.module_utils.network.common.utils import (
     load_provider,
 )
 from ansible_collections.vyos.vyos.plugins.module_utils.network.vyos.vyos import (
     vyos_provider_spec,
 )
 from ansible.utils.display import Display
 
 display = Display()
 
 
 class ActionModule(ActionNetworkModule):
     def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
         del tmp  # tmp no longer has any effect
 
         module_name = self._task.action.split(".")[-1]
         self._config_module = (
             True if module_name in ["vyos_config", "config"] else False
         )
         persistent_connection = self._play_context.connection.split(".")[-1]
         warnings = []
 
         if persistent_connection == "network_cli":
             provider = self._task.args.get("provider", {})
             if any(provider.values()):
                 display.warning(
                     "provider is unnecessary when using network_cli and will be ignored"
                 )
                 del self._task.args["provider"]
         elif self._play_context.connection == "local":
             provider = load_provider(vyos_provider_spec, self._task.args)
             pc = copy.deepcopy(self._play_context)
             pc.connection = "ansible.netcommon.network_cli"
             pc.network_os = "vyos.vyos.vyos"
             pc.remote_addr = provider["host"] or self._play_context.remote_addr
             pc.port = int(provider["port"] or self._play_context.port or 22)
             pc.remote_user = (
                 provider["username"] or self._play_context.connection_user
             )
             pc.password = provider["password"] or self._play_context.password
             pc.private_key_file = (
                 provider["ssh_keyfile"] or self._play_context.private_key_file
             )
 
             connection = self._shared_loader_obj.connection_loader.get(
                 "ansible.netcommon.persistent",
                 pc,
                 sys.stdin,
                 task_uuid=self._task._uuid,
             )
 
             # TODO: Remove below code after ansible minimal is cut out
             if connection is None:
                 pc.connection = "network_cli"
                 pc.network_os = "vyos"
                 connection = self._shared_loader_obj.connection_loader.get(
                     "persistent", pc, sys.stdin, task_uuid=self._task._uuid
                 )
 
             display.vvv(
                 "using connection plugin %s (was local)" % pc.connection,
                 pc.remote_addr,
             )
 
             command_timeout = (
                 int(provider["timeout"])
                 if provider["timeout"]
                 else connection.get_option("persistent_command_timeout")
             )
             connection.set_options(
                 direct={"persistent_command_timeout": command_timeout}
             )
 
+            pc.timeout = command_timeout
             socket_path = connection.run()
             display.vvvv("socket_path: %s" % socket_path, pc.remote_addr)
             if not socket_path:
                 return {
                     "failed": True,
                     "msg": "unable to open shell. Please see: "
                     + "https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/network_debug_troubleshooting.html#unable-to-open-shell",
                 }
 
             task_vars["ansible_socket"] = socket_path
             warnings.append(
                 [
                     "connection local support for this module is deprecated and will be removed in version 2.14, use connection %s"
                     % pc.connection
                 ]
             )
         else:
             return {
                 "failed": True,
                 "msg": "Connection type %s is not valid for this module"
                 % self._play_context.connection,
             }
 
         result = super(ActionModule, self).run(task_vars=task_vars)
         if warnings:
             if "warnings" in result:
                 result["warnings"].extend(warnings)
             else:
                 result["warnings"] = warnings
         return result