diff -urNpa munin-2.0.42.orig/master/lib/Munin/Master/Node.pm munin-2.0.42/master/lib/Munin/Master/Node.pm
--- munin-2.0.42.orig/master/lib/Munin/Master/Node.pm	2018-10-11 16:33:01.036033000 +0000
+++ munin-2.0.42/master/lib/Munin/Master/Node.pm	2018-10-11 16:34:05.467033000 +0000
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ sub new {
         pid     => undef,
         writer  => undef,
         master_capabilities => "multigraph dirtyconfig",
-        io_timeout => 120,
+        io_timeout => $config->{timeout},
 	configref => $configref,
     };