diff --git a/API/TrangaSettings.cs b/API/TrangaSettings.cs
index 46ddff4..e805579 100644
--- a/API/TrangaSettings.cs
+++ b/API/TrangaSettings.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public static class TrangaSettings
     [JsonIgnore]
     public static string coverImageCache => Path.Join(workingDirectory, "imageCache");
     public static bool aprilFoolsMode { get; private set; } = true;
-    public static int startNewJobTimeoutMs { get; private set; } = 1000;
+    public static int startNewJobTimeoutMs { get; private set; } = 5000;
     [JsonIgnore]
     internal static readonly Dictionary<RequestType, int> DefaultRequestLimits = new ()
     {