diff --git a/tor/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/tor/config/TorAppConfig.scala b/tor/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/tor/config/TorAppConfig.scala
index cf7e4185f5..c303f50a14 100644
--- a/tor/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/tor/config/TorAppConfig.scala
+++ b/tor/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/tor/config/TorAppConfig.scala
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ case class TorAppConfig(
     //tor can take at least 25 seconds to start at times
     //see: https://github.com/bitcoin-s/bitcoin-s/pull/3558#issuecomment-899819698
     AsyncUtil
-      .retryUntilSatisfied(checkIfLogExists, 1.second, 60)
+      .retryUntilSatisfied(checkIfLogExists, 1.second, 120)
       //execute started callbacks
       .flatMap(_ => callBacks.executeOnTorStarted())
       .recover { case _: AsyncUtil.RpcRetryException =>