diff --git a/roles/frigate/templates/frigate.container.j2 b/roles/frigate/templates/frigate.container.j2
index 08373c5..7f3f274 100644
--- a/roles/frigate/templates/frigate.container.j2
+++ b/roles/frigate/templates/frigate.container.j2
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Annotation=org.systemd.property.KillMode='none'
 UMask=0077
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=1
+TimeoutStartSec=10m
 TimeoutStopSec=infinity
 StateDirectory=%N/tmp
 StateDirectory=%N/media