diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 267c5ff..774ca9d 100755
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package lndmon
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcutil"
 	"github.com/lightninglabs/lndmon/collectors"
 )
@@ -29,6 +31,9 @@ type lndConfig struct {
 	// MacaroonName is the name of the macaroon in macaroon dir to use.
 	MacaroonName string `long:"macaroonname" description:"The name of our macaroon in macaroon dir to use."`
 
+	// RPCTimeout is the timeout for rpc calls to lnd.
+	RPCTimeout time.Duration `long:"rpctimeout" description:"The timeout for rpc calls to lnd. Valid time units are {s, m, h}."`
+
 	// TLSPath is the path to the lnd TLS certificate.
 	TLSPath string `long:"tlspath" description:"Path to lnd tls certificate"`
 }
@@ -55,6 +60,7 @@ var defaultConfig = config{
 		Network:      "mainnet",
 		MacaroonDir:  defaultMacaroonDir,
 		MacaroonName: defaultMacaroon,
+		RPCTimeout:   30 * time.Second,
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/lndmon.go b/lndmon.go
index e72917d..85af1a4 100755
--- a/lndmon.go
+++ b/lndmon.go
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ func start() error {
 			CustomMacaroonPath: filepath.Join(
 				cfg.Lnd.MacaroonDir, cfg.Lnd.MacaroonName,
 			),
-			TLSPath: cfg.Lnd.TLSPath,
+			RPCTimeout: cfg.Lnd.RPCTimeout,
+			TLSPath:    cfg.Lnd.TLSPath,
 			CheckVersion: &verrpc.Version{
 				AppMajor: 0,
 				AppMinor: 13,