diff --git a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
index 69aae62..83385ba 100644
--- a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
+++ b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
@@ -331,7 +331,9 @@
     def runCommand(self, command):
         self.connection.send(command)
         if not self.recv.poll(30):
-            raise ProcessTimeout("Timeout while waiting for a reply from the bitbake server")
+            logger.note("No reply from server in 30s")
+            if not self.recv.poll(30):
+                raise ProcessTimeout("Timeout while waiting for a reply from the bitbake server (60s)")
         return self.recv.get()
 
     def updateFeatureSet(self, featureset):