diff --git a/src/api_server.rs b/src/api_server.rs
index 056d2aaf..441fbe1c 100644
--- a/src/api_server.rs
+++ b/src/api_server.rs
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ async fn put_block(garage: Arc<Garage>, hash: Hash, data: Vec<u8>) -> Result<(),
 		&who[..],
 		&Message::PutBlock(PutBlockMessage { hash, data }),
 		(garage.system.config.data_replication_factor + 1) / 2,
-		DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
+		BLOCK_RW_TIMEOUT,
 	)
 	.await?;
 	Ok(())
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ async fn get_block(garage: Arc<Garage>, hash: &Hash) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
 		&who[..],
 		&Message::GetBlock(hash.clone()),
 		1,
-		DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
+		BLOCK_RW_TIMEOUT,
 	)
 	.await?;
 
diff --git a/src/block_ref_table.rs b/src/block_ref_table.rs
index 0511ea25..4364b646 100644
--- a/src/block_ref_table.rs
+++ b/src/block_ref_table.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub struct BlockRefTable {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl TableFormat for BlockRefTable {
+impl TableSchema for BlockRefTable {
 	type P = Hash;
 	type S = UUID;
 	type E = BlockRef;
diff --git a/src/object_table.rs b/src/object_table.rs
index a3a03372..c04a8090 100644
--- a/src/object_table.rs
+++ b/src/object_table.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ pub struct ObjectTable {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl TableFormat for ObjectTable {
+impl TableSchema for ObjectTable {
 	type P = String;
 	type S = String;
 	type E = Object;
diff --git a/src/proto.rs b/src/proto.rs
index b39f49ed..7d8d3899 100644
--- a/src/proto.rs
+++ b/src/proto.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use crate::data::*;
 
-pub const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30);
+pub const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
+pub const BLOCK_RW_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(42);
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum Message {
diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index 0123eb90..8b49f105 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ impl Garage {
 			timeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
 		};
 
-		let block_ref_table = Arc::new(Table::new(
+		let block_ref_table = Table::new(
 			BlockRefTable {
 				background: background.clone(),
 				block_manager: block_manager.clone(),
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ impl Garage {
 			&db,
 			"block_ref".to_string(),
 			data_rep_param.clone(),
-		));
-		let version_table = Arc::new(Table::new(
+		);
+		let version_table = Table::new(
 			VersionTable {
 				background: background.clone(),
 				block_ref_table: block_ref_table.clone(),
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ impl Garage {
 			&db,
 			"version".to_string(),
 			meta_rep_param.clone(),
-		));
-		let object_table = Arc::new(Table::new(
+		);
+		let object_table = Table::new(
 			ObjectTable {
 				background: background.clone(),
 				version_table: version_table.clone(),
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ impl Garage {
 			&db,
 			"object".to_string(),
 			meta_rep_param.clone(),
-		));
+		);
 
 		let mut garage = Self {
 			db,
diff --git a/src/table.rs b/src/table.rs
index d0f24119..69d818c2 100644
--- a/src/table.rs
+++ b/src/table.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use crate::membership::System;
 use crate::proto::*;
 use crate::rpc_client::*;
 
-pub struct Table<F: TableFormat> {
+pub struct Table<F: TableSchema> {
 	pub instance: F,
 
 	pub name: String,
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ pub trait TableRpcHandler {
 	async fn handle(&self, rpc: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error>;
 }
 
-struct TableRpcHandlerAdapter<F: TableFormat> {
+struct TableRpcHandlerAdapter<F: TableSchema> {
 	table: Arc<Table<F>>,
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl<F: TableFormat + 'static> TableRpcHandler for TableRpcHandlerAdapter<F> {
+impl<F: TableSchema + 'static> TableRpcHandler for TableRpcHandlerAdapter<F> {
 	async fn handle(&self, rpc: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
 		let msg = rmp_serde::decode::from_read_ref::<_, TableRPC<F>>(rpc)?;
 		let rep = self.table.handle(msg).await?;
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl<F: TableFormat + 'static> TableRpcHandler for TableRpcHandlerAdapter<F> {
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub enum TableRPC<F: TableFormat> {
+pub enum TableRPC<F: TableSchema> {
 	Ok,
 
 	ReadEntry(F::P, F::S),
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ impl SortKey for Hash {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-pub trait TableFormat: Send + Sync {
+pub trait TableSchema: Send + Sync {
 	type P: PartitionKey + Clone + PartialEq + Serialize + for<'de> Deserialize<'de> + Send + Sync;
 	type S: SortKey + Clone + Serialize + for<'de> Deserialize<'de> + Send + Sync;
 	type E: Entry<Self::P, Self::S>;
@@ -123,23 +123,23 @@ pub trait TableFormat: Send + Sync {
 	async fn updated(&self, old: Option<Self::E>, new: Self::E);
 }
 
-impl<F: TableFormat + 'static> Table<F> {
+impl<F: TableSchema + 'static> Table<F> {
 	pub fn new(
 		instance: F,
 		system: Arc<System>,
 		db: &sled::Db,
 		name: String,
 		param: TableReplicationParams,
-	) -> Self {
+	) -> Arc<Self> {
 		let store = db.open_tree(&name).expect("Unable to open DB tree");
-		Self {
+		Arc::new(Self {
 			instance,
 			name,
 			system,
 			store,
 			partitions: Vec::new(),
 			param,
-		}
+		})
 	}
 
 	pub fn rpc_handler(self: Arc<Self>) -> Box<dyn TableRpcHandler + Send + Sync> {
diff --git a/src/version_table.rs b/src/version_table.rs
index 106527b1..797b9348 100644
--- a/src/version_table.rs
+++ b/src/version_table.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub struct VersionTable {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl TableFormat for VersionTable {
+impl TableSchema for VersionTable {
 	type P = Hash;
 	type S = EmptySortKey;
 	type E = Version;