diff --git a/systems/LoutreOS/monitoring.nix b/systems/LoutreOS/monitoring.nix
index a2120f0cb..991006876 100644
--- a/systems/LoutreOS/monitoring.nix
+++ b/systems/LoutreOS/monitoring.nix
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ in
     };
   };
 
+  systemd.services.influxdb.serviceConfig = {
+    TimeoutStartSec = "10min";
+  };
+
   security.sudo.extraRules = [
     { commands = [ { command = "${pkgs.smartmontools}/bin/smartctl"; options = [ "NOPASSWD" ]; } ]; users = [ "telegraf" ]; }
   ];