diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/AssignmentManager.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/AssignmentManager.java
index e7f237fa804..1eed7a4aa13 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/AssignmentManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/AssignmentManager.java
@@ -59,11 +59,12 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.catalog.CatalogTracker;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.catalog.MetaReader;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.catalog.RootLocationEditor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Result;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.executor.EventHandler.EventType;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.executor.EventHandler;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.executor.EventHandler.EventType;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.executor.ExecutorService;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.executor.RegionTransitionData;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ipc.ServerNotRunningYetException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.AssignmentManager.RegionState;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.AssignmentManager.RegionState.State;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.handler.ClosedRegionHandler;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.handler.DisableTableHandler;
@@ -268,6 +269,15 @@ public class AssignmentManager extends ZooKeeperListener {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Add a map of region plans.
+   */
+  public void addPlans(Map<String, RegionPlan> plans) {
+    synchronized (regionPlans) {
+      regionPlans.putAll(plans);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Set the list of regions that will be reopened
    * because of an update in table schema
@@ -1341,6 +1351,15 @@ public class AssignmentManager extends ZooKeeperListener {
         states.add(forceRegionStateToOffline(region));
       }
     }
+    // Add region plans, so we can updateTimers when one region is opened so
+    // that unnecessary timeout on RIT is reduced.
+    Map<String, RegionPlan> plans=new HashMap<String, RegionPlan>();
+    for (HRegionInfo region : regions) {
+      plans.put(region.getEncodedName(), new RegionPlan(region, null,
+          destination));
+    }
+    this.addPlans(plans);
+    
     // Presumption is that only this thread will be updating the state at this
     // time; i.e. handlers on backend won't be trying to set it to OPEN, etc.
     AtomicInteger counter = new AtomicInteger(0);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/BulkReOpen.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/BulkReOpen.java
index 7dbec8786de..37e22cc6190 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/BulkReOpen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/BulkReOpen.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
@@ -56,12 +57,14 @@ public class BulkReOpen extends BulkAssigner {
     for (Map.Entry<ServerName, List<HRegionInfo>> e : rsToRegions
         .entrySet()) {
       final List<HRegionInfo> hris = e.getValue();
-      // add a plan for each of the regions that needs to be reopened
+      // add plans for the regions that need to be reopened
+      Map<String, RegionPlan> plans = new HashMap<String, RegionPlan>();
       for (HRegionInfo hri : hris) {
         RegionPlan reOpenPlan = new RegionPlan(hri, null,
             assignmentManager.getRegionServerOfRegion(hri));
-        assignmentManager.addPlan(hri.getEncodedName(), reOpenPlan);
+        plans.put(hri.getEncodedName(), reOpenPlan);
       }
+      assignmentManager.addPlans(plans);
       pool.execute(new Runnable() {
         public void run() {
           assignmentManager.unassign(hris);