diff --git a/src/plugins/arRPC.web/index.tsx b/src/plugins/arRPC.web/index.tsx
index 426b9a9b..538bfe31 100644
--- a/src/plugins/arRPC.web/index.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/arRPC.web/index.tsx
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export default definePlugin({
 
         ws.onmessage = this.handleEvent;
 
-        const connectionSuccessful = await new Promise(res => setTimeout(() => res(ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN), 1000)); // check if open after 1s
+        const connectionSuccessful = await new Promise(res => setTimeout(() => res(ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN), 5000)); // check if open after 5s
         if (!connectionSuccessful) {
             showNotice("Failed to connect to arRPC, is it running?", "Retry", () => { // show notice about failure to connect, with retry/ignore
                 popNotice();