diff --git a/src/ur/ur_driver.cpp b/src/ur/ur_driver.cpp
index f77a9f5c8..75f82c4f2 100644
--- a/src/ur/ur_driver.cpp
+++ b/src/ur/ur_driver.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void UrDriver::init(const UrDriverConfiguration& config)
 
   startPrimaryClientCommunication();
 
-  std::chrono::milliseconds timeout(1000);
+  std::chrono::milliseconds timeout(10000);
   try
   {
     waitFor([this]() { return primary_client_->getConfigurationData() != nullptr; }, timeout);