diff --git a/roles/openshift_node/templates/node.service.j2 b/roles/openshift_node/templates/node.service.j2
index d4f0b77626e..e12a52c1548 100644
--- a/roles/openshift_node/templates/node.service.j2
+++ b/roles/openshift_node/templates/node.service.j2
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/origin/
 SyslogIdentifier={{ openshift.common.service_type }}-node
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=5s
+TimeoutStartSec=300
 OOMScoreAdjust=-999
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/roles/openshift_node_upgrade/templates/node.service.j2 b/roles/openshift_node_upgrade/templates/node.service.j2
index d4f0b77626e..e12a52c1548 100644
--- a/roles/openshift_node_upgrade/templates/node.service.j2
+++ b/roles/openshift_node_upgrade/templates/node.service.j2
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/origin/
 SyslogIdentifier={{ openshift.common.service_type }}-node
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=5s
+TimeoutStartSec=300
 OOMScoreAdjust=-999
 
 [Install]