diff --git a/libcontainerd/remote_linux.go b/libcontainerd/remote_linux.go
index 4f907ab..12ce0e1 100644
--- a/libcontainerd/remote_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainerd/remote_linux.go
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
 	}
 
 	// Start a new instance
-	args := []string{"-l", r.rpcAddr, "--runtime", "docker-runc"}
+	args := []string{"-l", r.rpcAddr, "--runtime", "docker-runc", "--start-timeout", "2m"}
 	if r.debugLog {
 		args = append(args, "--debug", "--metrics-interval=0")
 	}