diff --git a/lightningd/plugin.c b/lightningd/plugin.c
index 68d500c8f..89968f01c 100644
--- a/lightningd/plugin.c
+++ b/lightningd/plugin.c
@@ -33,13 +33,9 @@
 /* Only this file can include this generated header! */
 # include <plugins/list_of_builtin_plugins_gen.h>
 
-/* How many seconds may the plugin take to reply to the `getmanifest`
- * call? This is the maximum delay to `lightningd --help` and until
- * we can start the main `io_loop` to communicate with peers. If this
- * hangs we can't do much, so we put an upper bound on the time we're
- * willing to wait. Plugins shouldn't do any initialization in the
- * `getmanifest` call anyway, that's what `init` is for. */
-#define PLUGIN_MANIFEST_TIMEOUT 60
+/* How many seconds may the plugin take frome the `getmanifest`
+ * call to replying to the init call? */
+#define PLUGIN_STARTUP_TIMEOUT 120
 
 static void memleak_help_pending_requests(struct htable *memtable,
 					  struct plugin *plugin)
@@ -2012,7 +2008,7 @@ static void plugin_set_timeout(struct plugin *p)
 	else {
 		p->timeout_timer
 			= new_reltimer(p->plugins->ld->timers, p,
-				       time_from_sec(PLUGIN_MANIFEST_TIMEOUT),
+				       time_from_sec(PLUGIN_STARTUP_TIMEOUT),
 				       plugin_manifest_timeout, p);
 	}
 }