diff --git a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/cluster/kickstarter.js b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/cluster/kickstarter.js
index de286959bd..7c35066166 100644
--- a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/cluster/kickstarter.js
+++ b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/cluster/kickstarter.js
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ launchActions.startServers = function (dispatchers, cmd, isRelaunch) {
 
   var error = false;
   for (i = 0;i < endpoints.length;i++) {
-    if (! waitForServerUp(endpoints[i], 30)) {
+    if (! waitForServerUp(endpoints[i], 50)) {
       error = true;
     }
   }