diff --git a/extras/startup-scripts/patroni.service b/extras/startup-scripts/patroni.service
index 820e64c8..829fb64b 100644
--- a/extras/startup-scripts/patroni.service
+++ b/extras/startup-scripts/patroni.service
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ExecStart=/bin/patroni /etc/patroni.yml
 KillMode=process
 
 # Give a reasonable amount of time for the server to start up/shut down
-TimeoutSec=10
+TimeoutSec=30
 
 # Do not restart the service if it crashes, we want to manually inspect database on failure
 Restart=no