diff --git a/lntest/harness.go b/lntest/harness.go
index be57082d..1de4cb8b 100644
--- a/lntest/harness.go
+++ b/lntest/harness.go
@@ -22,6 +22,28 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
 )
 
+const (
+	// DefaultCSV is the CSV delay (remotedelay) we will start our test
+	// nodes with.
+	DefaultCSV = 4
+
+	// MinerMempoolTimeout is the max time we will wait for a transaction
+	// to propagate to the mining node's mempool.
+	MinerMempoolTimeout = time.Second * 30
+
+	// ChannelOpenTimeout is the max time we will wait before a channel to
+	// be considered opened.
+	ChannelOpenTimeout = time.Second * 30
+
+	// ChannelCloseTimeout is the max time we will wait before a channel is
+	// considered closed.
+	ChannelCloseTimeout = time.Second * 30
+
+	// DefaultTimeout is a timeout that will be used for various wait
+	// scenarios where no custom timeout value is defined.
+	DefaultTimeout = time.Second * 30
+)
+
 // NetworkHarness is an integration testing harness for the lightning network.
 // The harness by default is created with two active nodes on the network:
 // Alice and Bob.
diff --git a/lntest/node.go b/lntest/node.go
index f73e2900..944d6216 100644
--- a/lntest/node.go
+++ b/lntest/node.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func (cfg nodeConfig) genArgs() []string {
 	args = append(args, "--nobootstrap")
 	args = append(args, "--debuglevel=debug")
 	args = append(args, "--bitcoin.defaultchanconfs=1")
-	args = append(args, "--bitcoin.defaultremotedelay=4")
+	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--bitcoin.defaultremotedelay=%v", DefaultCSV))
 	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--btcd.rpchost=%v", cfg.RPCConfig.Host))
 	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--btcd.rpcuser=%v", cfg.RPCConfig.User))
 	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--btcd.rpcpass=%v", cfg.RPCConfig.Pass))