diff --git a/modules/bitcoind.nix b/modules/bitcoind.nix
index 51e5265..24a1832 100644
--- a/modules/bitcoind.nix
+++ b/modules/bitcoind.nix
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ in {
         NotifyAccess = "all";
         User = cfg.user;
         Group = cfg.group;
-        TimeoutStartSec = "5min";
+        TimeoutStartSec = "10min";
         TimeoutStopSec = "10min";
         ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/bitcoind -datadir='${cfg.dataDir}'";
         Restart = "on-failure";
diff --git a/modules/liquid.nix b/modules/liquid.nix
index ee3ff22..f5ffb14 100644
--- a/modules/liquid.nix
+++ b/modules/liquid.nix
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ in {
         NotifyAccess = "all";
         User = cfg.user;
         Group = cfg.group;
-        TimeoutStartSec = "5min";
+        TimeoutStartSec = "10min";
         TimeoutStopSec = "10min";
         ExecStart = "${nbPkgs.elementsd}/bin/elementsd -datadir='${cfg.dataDir}'";
         Restart = "on-failure";