diff --git a/cmd/geth/retesteth.go b/cmd/geth/retesteth.go
index ab7981e51..629c2ea7f 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/retesteth.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/retesteth.go
@@ -889,8 +889,13 @@ func retesteth(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	cors := splitAndTrim(ctx.GlobalString(utils.RPCCORSDomainFlag.Name))
 
 	// start http server
+	var RetestethHTTPTimeouts = rpc.HTTPTimeouts{
+		ReadTimeout:  120 * time.Second,
+		WriteTimeout: 120 * time.Second,
+		IdleTimeout:  120 * time.Second,
+	}
 	httpEndpoint := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", ctx.GlobalString(utils.RPCListenAddrFlag.Name), ctx.Int(rpcPortFlag.Name))
-	listener, _, err := rpc.StartHTTPEndpoint(httpEndpoint, rpcAPI, []string{"test", "eth", "debug", "web3"}, cors, vhosts, rpc.DefaultHTTPTimeouts)
+	listener, _, err := rpc.StartHTTPEndpoint(httpEndpoint, rpcAPI, []string{"test", "eth", "debug", "web3"}, cors, vhosts, RetestethHTTPTimeouts)
 	if err != nil {
 		utils.Fatalf("Could not start RPC api: %v", err)
 	}