diff --git a/roles/matrix-common-after/tasks/start.yml b/roles/matrix-common-after/tasks/start.yml
index b1477cf6e..300de94c7 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-common-after/tasks/start.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-common-after/tasks/start.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 # as we may run into systemd's automatic restart logic retrying the service.
 - name: Wait a bit, so that services can start (or fail)
   wait_for:
-    timeout: 5
+    timeout: 15
   delegate_to: 127.0.0.1
   become: false