diff --git a/protocol/dubbo/dubbo_invoker.go b/protocol/dubbo/dubbo_invoker.go
index b755592d49..02cb2209a0 100644
--- a/protocol/dubbo/dubbo_invoker.go
+++ b/protocol/dubbo/dubbo_invoker.go
@@ -168,7 +168,11 @@ func (di *DubboInvoker) Invoke(ctx context.Context, invocation protocol.Invocati
 
 // get timeout including methodConfig
 func (di *DubboInvoker) getTimeout(invocation *invocation_impl.RPCInvocation) time.Duration {
-	timeout := di.GetURL().GetParam(strings.Join([]string{constant.METHOD_KEYS, invocation.MethodName(), constant.TIMEOUT_KEY}, "."), "")
+	methodName := invocation.MethodName()
+	if di.GetURL().GetParamBool(constant.GENERIC_KEY, false) {
+		methodName = invocation.Arguments()[0].(string)
+	}
+	timeout := di.GetURL().GetParam(strings.Join([]string{constant.METHOD_KEYS, methodName, constant.TIMEOUT_KEY}, "."), "")
 	if len(timeout) != 0 {
 		if t, err := time.ParseDuration(timeout); err == nil {
 			// config timeout into attachment