diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index e216d6a53f..4d90bb2fa1 100755
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ bool AppInit2(ThreadHandlerPtr threads)
 
     if (mapArgs.count("-peertimeout"))
     {
-        int nNewPeerTimeout = GetArg("-timeout", 45);
+        int nNewPeerTimeout = GetArg("-peertimeout", 45);
 
         if (nNewPeerTimeout <= 0)
             InitError(strprintf(_("Invalid amount for -peertimeout=<amount>: '%s'"), mapArgs["-peertimeout"]));