diff --git a/service-mgmt/sm/scripts/sm.conf b/service-mgmt/sm/scripts/sm.conf
index 97747ec9..9d454ee2 100644
--- a/service-mgmt/sm/scripts/sm.conf
+++ b/service-mgmt/sm/scripts/sm.conf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ script   = /etc/init.d/sm
 style    = lsb            ; lsb
 severity = critical       ; minor, major, critical
 restarts = 3              ; restarts before error assertion
-startuptime = 5           ; seconds to wait after process start
+startuptime = 15          ; seconds to wait after process start
 interval = 5              ; number of seconds to wait between restarts
 debounce = 20             ; number of seconds to wait before degrade clear
 quorum   = 1              ; process is in the host watchdog quorum