diff --git a/lib/private/bootstrap.js b/lib/private/bootstrap.js
index 7e576fc0b7..5f912380e9 100755
--- a/lib/private/bootstrap.js
+++ b/lib/private/bootstrap.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module.exports = function runBootstrap(cb) {
 
   // If bootstrap takes too long, display warning message
   // (just in case user forgot to call their bootstrap's `cb`).
-  const timeoutMs = self.config.bootstrapTimeout || 2000;
+  const timeoutMs = self.config.bootstrapTimeout || 3500;
   const timer = setTimeout(function bootstrapTookTooLong() {
     self.log.warn('Bootstrap is taking unusually long to execute its callback (' + timeoutMs + ' miliseconds).');
     self.log.warn('Perhaps you forgot to call it?');