diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/froide-govplan.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/froide-govplan.nix
index 5dbde5f1f7fd..7fab1ad19310 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/froide-govplan.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/froide-govplan.nix
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ in
             StateDirectory = lib.mkIf (cfg.dataDir == "/var/lib/froide-govplan") "froide-govplan";
             User = "govplan";
             Group = "govplan";
+            TimeoutStartSec = "5m";
           };
           after = [
             "postgresql.target"