diff --git a/doc/bird.sgml b/doc/bird.sgml
index 5483ee63..04d8284f 100644
--- a/doc/bird.sgml
+++ b/doc/bird.sgml
@@ -1875,14 +1875,14 @@ using the following configuration parameters:
 	Delay in seconds between sending of two consecutive Keepalive messages.
 	Default: One third of the hold time.
 
+	<tag>connect delay time <m/number/</tag>
+	Delay in seconds between protocol startup and the first attempt to
+	connect. Default: 5 seconds.
+
 	<tag>connect retry time <m/number/</tag>
 	Time in seconds to wait before retrying a failed attempt to connect.
 	Default: 120 seconds.
 
-	<tag>start delay time <m/number/</tag>
-	Delay in seconds between protocol startup and the first attempt to
-	connect. Default: 5 seconds.
-
 	<tag>error wait time <m/number/,<m/number/</tag>
 	Minimum and maximum delay in seconds between a protocol failure (either
 	local or reported by the peer) and automatic restart. Doesn't apply
diff --git a/proto/bgp/bgp.c b/proto/bgp/bgp.c
index 07fd8478..050f737f 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/bgp.c
+++ b/proto/bgp/bgp.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ bgp_initiate(struct bgp_proto *p)
   if (p->startup_delay)
     {
       p->start_state = BSS_DELAY;
-      BGP_TRACE(D_EVENTS, "Startup delayed by %d seconds", p->startup_delay);
+      BGP_TRACE(D_EVENTS, "Startup delayed by %d seconds due to errors", p->startup_delay);
       bgp_start_timer(p->startup_timer, p->startup_delay);
     }
   else
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ bgp_setup_sk(struct bgp_conn *conn, sock *s)
 static void
 bgp_active(struct bgp_proto *p)
 {
-  int delay = MAX(1, p->cf->start_delay_time);
+  int delay = MAX(1, p->cf->connect_delay_time);
   struct bgp_conn *conn = &p->outgoing_conn;
 
   BGP_TRACE(D_EVENTS, "Connect delayed by %d seconds", delay);
@@ -1417,8 +1417,8 @@ bgp_show_proto_info(struct proto *P)
 
       if ((oc->state == BS_ACTIVE) &&
 	  (oc->connect_retry_timer->expires))
-	cli_msg(-1006, "    Start delay:      %d/%d",
-		oc->connect_retry_timer->expires - now, p->cf->start_delay_time);
+	cli_msg(-1006, "    Connect delay:    %d/%d",
+		oc->connect_retry_timer->expires - now, p->cf->connect_delay_time);
 
       if (p->gr_active && p->gr_timer->expires)
 	cli_msg(-1006, "    Restart timer:    %d/-", p->gr_timer->expires - now);
diff --git a/proto/bgp/bgp.h b/proto/bgp/bgp.h
index ec0b99c5..2c2b02b8 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/bgp.h
+++ b/proto/bgp/bgp.h
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ struct bgp_config {
   int allow_local_as;			/* Allow that number of local ASNs in incoming AS_PATHs */
   int gr_mode;				/* Graceful restart mode (BGP_GR_*) */
   unsigned gr_time;			/* Graceful restart timeout */
-  unsigned connect_retry_time;
+  unsigned connect_delay_time;		/* Minimum delay between connect attempts */
+  unsigned connect_retry_time;		/* Timeout for connect attempts */
   unsigned hold_time, initial_hold_time;
   unsigned keepalive_time;
-  unsigned start_delay_time;		/* Minimum delay between connects */
   unsigned error_amnesia_time;		/* Errors are forgotten after */
   unsigned error_delay_time_min;	/* Time to wait after an error is detected */
   unsigned error_delay_time_max;
diff --git a/proto/bgp/config.Y b/proto/bgp/config.Y
index 2da79530..49afe5ae 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/config.Y
+++ b/proto/bgp/config.Y
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ bgp_proto_start: proto_start BGP {
      BGP_CFG->remote_port = BGP_PORT;
      BGP_CFG->multihop = -1;	/* undefined */
      BGP_CFG->hold_time = 240;
-     BGP_CFG->connect_retry_time = 120;
      BGP_CFG->initial_hold_time = 240;
      BGP_CFG->compare_path_lengths = 1;
      BGP_CFG->igp_metric = 1;
-     BGP_CFG->start_delay_time = 5;
+     BGP_CFG->connect_delay_time = 5;
+     BGP_CFG->connect_retry_time = 120;
      BGP_CFG->error_amnesia_time = 300;
      BGP_CFG->error_delay_time_min = 60;
      BGP_CFG->error_delay_time_max = 300;
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ bgp_proto:
  | bgp_proto RS CLIENT ';' { BGP_CFG->rs_client = 1; }
  | bgp_proto HOLD TIME expr ';' { BGP_CFG->hold_time = $4; }
  | bgp_proto STARTUP HOLD TIME expr ';' { BGP_CFG->initial_hold_time = $5; }
- | bgp_proto CONNECT RETRY TIME expr ';' { BGP_CFG->connect_retry_time = $5; }
- | bgp_proto KEEPALIVE TIME expr ';' { BGP_CFG->keepalive_time = $4; }
  | bgp_proto DIRECT ';' { BGP_CFG->multihop = 0; }
  | bgp_proto MULTIHOP ';' { BGP_CFG->multihop = 64; }
  | bgp_proto MULTIHOP expr ';' { BGP_CFG->multihop = $3; if (($3<1) || ($3>255)) cf_error("Multihop must be in range 1-255"); }
@@ -101,7 +99,10 @@ bgp_proto:
  | bgp_proto DEFAULT BGP_MED expr ';' { BGP_CFG->default_med = $4; }
  | bgp_proto DEFAULT BGP_LOCAL_PREF expr ';' { BGP_CFG->default_local_pref = $4; }
  | bgp_proto SOURCE ADDRESS ipa ';' { BGP_CFG->source_addr = $4; }
- | bgp_proto START DELAY TIME expr ';' { BGP_CFG->start_delay_time = $5; }
+ | bgp_proto START DELAY TIME expr ';' { BGP_CFG->connect_delay_time = $5; log(L_WARN "%s: Start delay time option is deprecated, use connect delay time", this_proto->name); }
+ | bgp_proto CONNECT DELAY TIME expr ';' { BGP_CFG->connect_delay_time = $5; }
+ | bgp_proto CONNECT RETRY TIME expr ';' { BGP_CFG->connect_retry_time = $5; }
+ | bgp_proto KEEPALIVE TIME expr ';' { BGP_CFG->keepalive_time = $4; }
  | bgp_proto ERROR FORGET TIME expr ';' { BGP_CFG->error_amnesia_time = $5; }
  | bgp_proto ERROR WAIT TIME expr ',' expr ';' { BGP_CFG->error_delay_time_min = $5; BGP_CFG->error_delay_time_max = $7; }
  | bgp_proto DISABLE AFTER ERROR bool ';' { BGP_CFG->disable_after_error = $5; }
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ bgp_proto:
      this_proto->in_limit = cfg_allocz(sizeof(struct proto_limit));
      this_proto->in_limit->limit = $4;
      this_proto->in_limit->action = PLA_RESTART;
+     log(L_WARN "%s: Route limit option is deprecated, use import limit", this_proto->name);
    }
  | bgp_proto PASSIVE bool ';' { BGP_CFG->passive = $3; }
  | bgp_proto INTERPRET COMMUNITIES bool ';' { BGP_CFG->interpret_communities = $4; }