diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index e3089e7..f2b213e 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ENABLE_REAPER=false
-REAPER_TIMEOUT=3600
+REAPER_TIMEOUT=0
 SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEYS=
 SSH_AUTOSTART_SSHD=true
 SSH_AUTOSTART_SSHD_BOOTSTRAP=true
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 730225a..6a22210 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Summary of release changes for Version 2 - CentOS-7
 - Adds improved `clean` Makefile target; includes exited containers and dangling images.
 - Adds feature to optionally exit the container after a specified timout period.
 - Adds `ENABLE_REAPER` with a default value of `false` to enable the `reaper` service.
-- Adds `REAPER_TIMEOUT` with a default value of `3600` seconds (i.e 1 hour).
+- Adds `REAPER_TIMEOUT` with a default value of `0` seconds (i.e no timeout delay).
 - Fixes port incrementation failures when installing systemd units via `scmi`.
 - Fixes etcd port registration failures when installing systemd units via `scmi` with the `--register` option.
 - Fixes binary paths in systemd unit files for compatibility with both EL and Ubuntu hosts.
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d79d8f1..b854df9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ EXPOSE 22
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ENV \
 	ENABLE_REAPER="false" \
-	REAPER_TIMEOUT="3600" \
+	REAPER_TIMEOUT="0" \
 	SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEYS="" \
 	SSH_AUTOSTART_SSHD="true" \
 	SSH_AUTOSTART_SSHD_BOOTSTRAP="true" \
diff --git a/environment.mk b/environment.mk
index 197b49e..0b59271 100644
--- a/environment.mk
+++ b/environment.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ STARTUP_TIME ?= 2
 # Application container configuration
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ENABLE_REAPER ?= false
-REAPER_TIMEOUT ?= 3600
+REAPER_TIMEOUT ?= 0
 SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEYS ?=
 SSH_AUTOSTART_SSHD ?= true
 SSH_AUTOSTART_SSHD_BOOTSTRAP ?= true
diff --git a/src/etc/supervisord.d/01-reaper.conf b/src/etc/supervisord.d/01-reaper.conf
index adaeb25..641262c 100644
--- a/src/etc/supervisord.d/01-reaper.conf
+++ b/src/etc/supervisord.d/01-reaper.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [program:reaper]
 autorestart = false
 autostart = %(ENV_ENABLE_REAPER)s
-command = /usr/sbin/reaper --verbose --wall-timeout 30 --wall="Session expiring in 30 seconds."
+command = /usr/sbin/reaper --verbose --timeout %(ENV_REAPER_TIMEOUT)s --wall-timeout 30 --wall="Session expiring in 30 seconds."
 priority = 1
 startsecs = 0
 stderr_logfile = /dev/stderr
diff --git a/src/etc/systemd/system/centos-ssh@.service b/src/etc/systemd/system/centos-ssh@.service
index 30d2291..f4554f2 100644
--- a/src/etc/systemd/system/centos-ssh@.service
+++ b/src/etc/systemd/system/centos-ssh@.service
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Environment="DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG={{RELEASE_VERSION}}"
 Environment="DOCKER_PORT_MAP_TCP_22=2020"
 Environment="DOCKER_USER=jdeathe"
 Environment="ENABLE_REAPER=false"
-Environment="REAPER_TIMEOUT=3600"
+Environment="REAPER_TIMEOUT=0"
 Environment="SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEYS="
 Environment="SSH_AUTOSTART_SSHD=true"
 Environment="SSH_AUTOSTART_SSHD_BOOTSTRAP=true"
diff --git a/src/opt/scmi/environment.sh b/src/opt/scmi/environment.sh
index 836bf6f..93956d0 100644
--- a/src/opt/scmi/environment.sh
+++ b/src/opt/scmi/environment.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ STARTUP_TIME="${STARTUP_TIME:-2}"
 # Application container configuration
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ENABLE_REAPER="${ENABLE_REAPER:-false}"
-REAPER_TIMEOUT="${REAPER_TIMEOUT:-3600}"
+REAPER_TIMEOUT="${REAPER_TIMEOUT:-0}"
 SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEYS="${SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEYS:-}"
 SSH_AUTOSTART_SSHD="${SSH_AUTOSTART_SSHD:-true}"
 SSH_AUTOSTART_SSHD_BOOTSTRAP="${SSH_AUTOSTART_SSHD_BOOTSTRAP:-true}"
diff --git a/src/usr/sbin/reaper b/src/usr/sbin/reaper
index bec4928..4d69fd5 100755
--- a/src/usr/sbin/reaper
+++ b/src/usr/sbin/reaper
@@ -35,20 +35,6 @@ function __delete_lock ()
 	fi
 }
 
-function __get_reaper_timeout ()
-{
-	local -r default_value="${1:-3600}"
-
-	local value="${REAPER_TIMEOUT}"
-
-	if ! __is_valid_reaper_timeout "${value}"
-	then
-		value="${default_value}"
-	fi
-
-	printf -- '%s' "${value}"
-}
-
 function __is_valid_get ()
 {
 	local -r get_options='^(end|start|ttl)$'
@@ -75,7 +61,7 @@ function __is_valid_positive_integer ()
 	return 1
 }
 
-function __is_valid_reaper_timeout ()
+function __is_valid_timeout ()
 {
 	__is_valid_positive_integer "${@}"
 }
@@ -112,6 +98,9 @@ function __usage ()
 	                             If not specified the default is pid 1.
 	  -s, --signal SIG           Send the signal SIG to the process.
 	                             If not specified the default is SIGTERM.
+	  -t, --timeout SECONDS      Time in seconds to wait before sending the
+	                             signal to the process. The default is 0 seconds
+	                             which indicates no delay.
 	  -v, --verbose              Output informational messages.
 	                             If not specified the default is quiet.
 	  -w, --wall MESSAGE         Set a wall message to send before session end.
@@ -126,9 +115,6 @@ function main ()
 {
 	local -r lock_file="/var/lock/subsys/reaper"
 	local -r state_file="/var/lib/misc/reaper"
-	local -r timeout="$(
-		__get_reaper_timeout
-	)"
 
 	local current_time
 	local get
@@ -137,6 +123,7 @@ function main ()
 	local session_start
 	local session_end
 	local state_value
+	local timeout="0"
 	local verbose="false"
 	local wall_message
 	local wall_timeout="30"
@@ -171,6 +158,14 @@ function main ()
 				signal="${2}"
 				shift 2 || break
 				;;
+			-t|--timeout)
+				timeout="${2}"
+				shift 2 || break
+				;;
+			--timeout=*)
+				timeout="${1#*=}"
+				shift 1
+				;;
 			-v|--verbose)
 				verbose="true"
 				shift 1
@@ -256,6 +251,13 @@ function main ()
 		EXIT INT TERM
 	__create_lock
 
+	if ! __is_valid_timeout "${timeout}"
+	then
+		>&2 printf -- \
+			'ERROR: Invalid --timeout\n' \
+		__usage
+	fi
+
 	if ! __is_valid_wall_timeout "${wall_timeout}"
 	then
 		>&2 printf -- \
@@ -263,23 +265,23 @@ function main ()
 		__usage
 	fi
 
-	if (( timeout > 0 ))
+	if [[ -z ${wall_message} ]] \
+		|| (( timeout <= wall_timeout ))
 	then
-		trap __reap \
-			EXIT INT TERM
+		wall_timeout="0"
+	fi
 
-		if [[ -z ${wall_message} ]] \
-			|| (( timeout <= wall_timeout ))
-		then
-			wall_timeout="0"
-		fi
+	session_start="$(
+		date -u +%s
+	)"
 
-		session_start="$(
-			date -u +%s
-		)"
+	trap __reap \
+		EXIT INT TERM
 
-		__create_state
+	__create_state
 
+	if (( timeout > 0 ))
+	then
 		if coproc read -t "$(( ${timeout} - ${wall_timeout} ))"
 		then
 			wait "${!}" || :
@@ -294,13 +296,13 @@ function main ()
 				fi
 			fi
 		fi
+	fi
 
-		if [[ ${verbose} == true ]]
-		then
-			printf -- \
-				'INFO: %s expiring session.\n' \
-				"${0##*/}"
-		fi
+	if [[ ${verbose} == true ]]
+	then
+		printf -- \
+			'INFO: %s expiring session.\n' \
+			"${0##*/}"
 	fi
 
 	exit 0