diff --git a/apps/desktop/electron/main.cjs b/apps/desktop/electron/main.cjs
index b4ba88a243c6..aa14e3793139 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/electron/main.cjs
+++ b/apps/desktop/electron/main.cjs
@@ -5306,7 +5306,7 @@ ipcMain.handle('hermes:connection:revalidate', async () => {
 
   const base = conn.baseUrl.replace(/\/+$/, '')
   try {
-    await fetchPublicJson(`${base}/api/status`, { timeoutMs: 2_500 })
+    await fetchPublicJson(`${base}/api/status`, { timeoutMs: 10_000 })
     return { ok: true, rebuilt: false }
   } catch {
     // Unreachable remote: drop the stale cache so the renderer's next reconnect