diff --git a/jms b/jms
index e1d12b7be..1bb6bb56c 100755
--- a/jms
+++ b/jms
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ HTTP_PORT = CONFIG.HTTP_LISTEN_PORT or 8080
 DEBUG = CONFIG.DEBUG
 LOG_LEVEL = CONFIG.LOG_LEVEL
 
-START_TIMEOUT = 15
+START_TIMEOUT = 40
 WORKERS = 4
 DAEMON = False