diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index 46c51177..6faa7884 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ pub struct DirContents {
 }
 
 impl DirContents {
+    fn from_path(base: &PathBuf) -> Result<Self, std::io::Error> {
+        Self::from_path_with_timeout(base, Duration::from_secs(30))
+    }
+
     fn from_path_with_timeout(base: &PathBuf, timeout: Duration) -> Result<Self, std::io::Error> {
         let start = SystemTime::now();