diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/mqtt/MqttServerOptions.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/mqtt/MqttServerOptions.java
index 30795477..c2df96fc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/vertx/mqtt/MqttServerOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/mqtt/MqttServerOptions.java
@@ -252,10 +252,20 @@ public MqttServerOptions setTimeoutOnConnect(int timeoutOnConnect) {
     return this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Do the same thing as {@link MqttServerOptions#setTimeoutOnConnect(int)}. Use it instead.
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+  @Override
+  public MqttServerOptions setIdleTimeout(int idleTimeout) {
+    return setTimeoutOnConnect(idleTimeout);
+  }
+  
   /**
    * @return  timeout on CONNECT before closing connection
    */
   public int timeoutOnConnect() {
     return this.timeoutOnConnect;
   }
+
 }