diff --git a/cluster/services/patroni/etcd.nix b/cluster/services/patroni/etcd.nix
index 94dc9fb..bb4b6fd 100644
--- a/cluster/services/patroni/etcd.nix
+++ b/cluster/services/patroni/etcd.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ in
     # run on any architecture
     environment.ETCD_UNSUPPORTED_ARCH = pkgs.go.GOARCH;
     serviceConfig = {
+      TimeoutStartSec = "900s";
       RestartSec = "5s";
       Restart = "on-failure";
     };