diff --git a/meta-google/recipes-google/networking/files/gbmc-ip-monitor.service b/meta-google/recipes-google/networking/files/gbmc-ip-monitor.service
index 435eac9..2681828 100644
--- a/meta-google/recipes-google/networking/files/gbmc-ip-monitor.service
+++ b/meta-google/recipes-google/networking/files/gbmc-ip-monitor.service
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 [Service]
 Type=notify
 ExecStart=/usr/libexec/gbmc-ip-monitor.sh
+TimeoutStartSec=5min
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target