diff --git a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_khepri.erl b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_khepri.erl
index 60050fcccdf3..efb97a6d3532 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_khepri.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_khepri.erl
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ setup(_) ->
 retry_timeout() ->
     case application:get_env(rabbit, khepri_leader_wait_retry_timeout) of
         {ok, T}   -> T;
-        undefined -> 30000
+        undefined -> 300_000
     end.
 
 retry_limit() ->