diff --git a/public/service-monitoring.nix b/public/service-monitoring.nix
index 407c607..a467fe2 100644
--- a/public/service-monitoring.nix
+++ b/public/service-monitoring.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ mkIf true {
   services.munin-node = {
     enable = true;
   };
+  systemd.services.munin-node.serviceConfig.TimeoutStartSec = "3min";
 
   ## Munin server -- generate /var/www/munin
   services.munin-cron = {