diff --git a/pkg/plugins/client.go b/pkg/plugins/client.go
index dab9be0efa..f30f05e04e 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/client.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/client.go
@@ -102,5 +102,5 @@ func backoff(retries int) time.Duration {
 }
 
 func abort(start time.Time, timeOff time.Duration) bool {
-	return timeOff+time.Since(start) > time.Duration(defaultTimeOut)*time.Second
+	return timeOff+time.Since(start) >= time.Duration(defaultTimeOut)*time.Second
 }