diff --git a/manager/transfer.go b/manager/transfer.go
index 4230f8e..720eb2d 100644
--- a/manager/transfer.go
+++ b/manager/transfer.go
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ func abandonSupports(s *Sync) (float64, error) {
 	}()
 	consumerWG := &stop.Group{}
 	//TODO: remove this once the SDK team fixes their RPC bugs....
-	s.daemon.SetRPCTimeout(30 * time.Second)
-	defer s.daemon.SetRPCTimeout(20 * time.Minute)
+	s.daemon.SetRPCTimeout(60 * time.Second)
+	defer s.daemon.SetRPCTimeout(5 * time.Minute)
 	for i := 0; i < s.ConcurrentVideos; i++ {
 		consumerWG.Add(1)
 		go func() {
diff --git a/manager/ytsync.go b/manager/ytsync.go
index c2d630f..d08d40f 100644
--- a/manager/ytsync.go
+++ b/manager/ytsync.go
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ func (s *Sync) FullCycle() (e error) {
 
 	log.Infoln("Waiting for daemon to finish starting...")
 	s.daemon = jsonrpc.NewClient(os.Getenv("LBRYNET_ADDRESS"))
-	s.daemon.SetRPCTimeout(20 * time.Minute)
+	s.daemon.SetRPCTimeout(5 * time.Minute)
 
 	err = s.waitForDaemonStart()
 	if err != nil {