diff --git a/tests/integration/README.md b/tests/integration/README.md
index 4962fd0a..7447c3e0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/README.md
+++ b/tests/integration/README.md
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ OK
 ## Robot framework
 Note the root privileges when invoking the command (datastore permission issues otherwise, item not found):
 
+The plugin wait start time can be modified via the env var `SYSREPO_INTEGRATION_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS`. The default value is `0.5s`. It's set in `robot-ietf-interfaces/InterfacesInit.resource` and `robot-ietf-routing/RoutingInit.resource`.
+
 To test the interfaces plugin (change env var path):
 ```
 # SYSREPO_INTERFACES_PLUGIN_PATH=/path/to/interfaces/plugin/executable robot robot-ietf-interfaces
diff --git a/tests/integration/robot-ietf-interfaces/InterfaceInit.resource b/tests/integration/robot-ietf-interfaces/InterfaceInit.resource
index 9b7a15a1..2ec91f4c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/robot-ietf-interfaces/InterfaceInit.resource
+++ b/tests/integration/robot-ietf-interfaces/InterfaceInit.resource
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@ Library             RPA.JSON
 Library             Process
 
 *** Variables ***
-${Xpath Interfaces}     /ietf-interfaces:interfaces
-${Running Datastore}    running
+${Xpath Interfaces}                  /ietf-interfaces:interfaces
+${Running Datastore}                 running
+${Plugin Timeout Seconds Default}    0.5s
+${Plugin Timeout Seconds}            %{SYSREPO_INTEGRATION_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=${Plugin Timeout Seconds Default}}
 
 *** Keywords ***
 Restore Initial Running Datastore
     Edit Datastore Config    ${Connection Default}    ${Session Running}    ${If Init Str}   json
-    Check If Datastore Is Restored
+    #Check If Datastore Is Restored
 
 Check If Datastore Is Restored
     [Documentation]     Make sure the initial datastore is restored
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ Cleanup Interfaces
 Start Plugin
     ${Plugin}=    Start Process    %{SYSREPO_INTERFACES_PLUGIN_PATH}
     Set Global Variable    ${Plugin}
-    Wait For Process    ${Plugin}    timeout=0.1s    on_timeout=continue
+    Wait For Process    ${Plugin}    timeout=${Plugin Timeout Seconds}    on_timeout=continue
 
 Stop Plugin
     Terminate Process    ${Plugin}
diff --git a/tests/integration/robot-ietf-routing/RoutingInit.resource b/tests/integration/robot-ietf-routing/RoutingInit.resource
index 6132a4fa..6678af28 100644
--- a/tests/integration/robot-ietf-routing/RoutingInit.resource
+++ b/tests/integration/robot-ietf-routing/RoutingInit.resource
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ Library             Process
 *** Variables ***
 ${Xpath Routing}            /ietf-routing:routing
 ${Running Datastore}        running
-${Plugin Timeout Seconds}   0.5s
+${Plugin Timeout Seconds Default}    0.5s
+${Plugin Timeout Seconds}            %{SYSREPO_INTEGRATION_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=${Plugin Timeout Seconds Default}}
 
 *** Keywords ***
 Restore Initial Running Datastore