diff --git a/templates/loki/loki.container b/templates/loki/loki.container
index da8985a..3432b64 100644
--- a/templates/loki/loki.container
+++ b/templates/loki/loki.container
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Wants=network-online.target
 [Service]
 StateDirectory=%P
 ExecReload=/usr/bin/podman kill --cidfile=%t/%N.cid --signal HUP
+TimeoutStartSec=5m
 
 [Container]
 Image=docker.io/grafana/loki:2.9.4