diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 43064ee..bb267d4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ func main() {
 }
 ```
 
+#### `WithLoginTimeout(timeout time.Duration)`
+
+If the server was just started or is currently performing a long operation like map rotating then it's possible to receive empty rcon responses. In which case you'll want to retry login. Use this functional option to set the max timeout for logins, it defaults to 5 seconds. For example:
+
+```go
+rcon, err := q3rcon.New(
+	host, port, password,
+	q3rcon.WithLoginTimeout(2*time.Second))
+```
+
 #### `WithDefaultTimeout(timeout time.Duration)`
 
 You may want to change the default timeout if some of your responses are getting mixed together (stability can depend on connection to the server). For example, on LAN I can leave the default at 20ms, when connecting remotely I normally increase this to 50ms.
diff --git a/q3rcon.go b/q3rcon.go
index 16cf960..13e68cc 100644
--- a/q3rcon.go
+++ b/q3rcon.go
@@ -12,13 +12,21 @@ import (
 // Option is a functional option type that allows us to configure the VbanTxt.
 type Option func(*Rcon)
 
+// WithLoginTimeout is a functional option to set the login timeout
+func WithLoginTimeout(timeout time.Duration) Option {
+	return func(rcon *Rcon) {
+		rcon.loginTimeout = timeout
+	}
+}
+
+// WithDefaultTimeout is a functional option to set the default response timeout
 func WithDefaultTimeout(timeout time.Duration) Option {
 	return func(rcon *Rcon) {
 		rcon.defaultTimeout = timeout
 	}
 }
 
-// WithTimeouts is a functional option to set the timeouts for responses
+// WithTimeouts is a functional option to set the timeouts for responses per command
 func WithTimeouts(timeouts map[string]time.Duration) Option {
 	return func(rcon *Rcon) {
 		rcon.timeouts = timeouts
@@ -30,6 +38,7 @@ type Rcon struct {
 	request  packet.Request
 	response packet.Response
 
+	loginTimeout   time.Duration
 	defaultTimeout time.Duration
 	timeouts       map[string]time.Duration
 
@@ -50,6 +59,7 @@ func New(host string, port int, password string, options ...Option) (*Rcon, erro
 		conn:           conn,
 		request:        packet.NewRequest(password),
 		resp:           make(chan string),
+		loginTimeout:   5 * time.Second,
 		defaultTimeout: 20 * time.Millisecond,
 		timeouts:       make(map[string]time.Duration),
 	}
@@ -58,8 +68,7 @@ func New(host string, port int, password string, options ...Option) (*Rcon, erro
 		o(r)
 	}
 
-	err = r.Login()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err = r.Login(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -67,7 +76,7 @@ func New(host string, port int, password string, options ...Option) (*Rcon, erro
 }
 
 func (r Rcon) Login() error {
-	timeout := time.After(2 * time.Second)
+	timeout := time.After(r.loginTimeout)
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-timeout: