diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/pretix.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/pretix.nix
index 18d4a20beeec..2355f8c450a1 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/pretix.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/pretix.nix
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ in
           fi
         '';
         serviceConfig = {
+          TimeoutStartSec = "5min";
           ExecStart = "${getExe' pythonEnv "gunicorn"} --bind unix:/run/pretix/pretix.sock ${cfg.gunicorn.extraArgs} pretix.wsgi";
           RuntimeDirectory = "pretix";
         };