diff --git a/cmd/cloudflared/linux_service.go b/cmd/cloudflared/linux_service.go
index a950bb9f6be..0a6d4462a42 100644
--- a/cmd/cloudflared/linux_service.go
+++ b/cmd/cloudflared/linux_service.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ After=network-online.target
 Wants=network-online.target
 
 [Service]
-TimeoutStartSec=0
+TimeoutStartSec=30
 Type=notify
 ExecStart={{ .Path }} --no-autoupdate{{ range .ExtraArgs }} {{ . }}{{ end }}
 Restart=on-failure