diff --git a/telepresence/proxy/remote.py b/telepresence/proxy/remote.py
index 835d42054..d910bd03f 100644
--- a/telepresence/proxy/remote.py
+++ b/telepresence/proxy/remote.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def wait_for_pod(runner: Runner, remote_info: RemoteInfo) -> None:
             runner.kubectl(
                 "wait",
                 "--for=condition=ready",
-                "--timeout=60s",
+                "--timeout=240s",
                 "pod/" + remote_info.pod_name,
             )
         )