diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 25756c4e6f..b085a23d60 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage()
         "  -datadir=<dir>         " + _("Specify data directory") + "\n" +
         "  -dbcache=<n>           " + _("Set database cache size in megabytes (default: 25)") + "\n" +
         "  -dblogsize=<n>         " + _("Set database disk log size in megabytes (default: 100)") + "\n" +
-        "  -timeout=<n>           " + _("Specify connection timeout (in milliseconds)") + "\n" +
+        "  -timeout=<n>           " + _("Specify connection timeout in milliseconds (default: 5000))") + "\n" +
         "  -proxy=<ip:port>       " + _("Connect through socks proxy") + "\n" +
         "  -socks=<n>             " + _("Select the version of socks proxy to use (4-5, default: 5)") + "\n" +
         "  -tor=<ip:port>         " + _("Use proxy to reach tor hidden services (default: same as -proxy)") + "\n"