diff --git a/thehive/conf/reference.conf b/thehive/conf/reference.conf
index 0bcf7561f6..f52b12b1f8 100644
--- a/thehive/conf/reference.conf
+++ b/thehive/conf/reference.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ db {
       directory: /opt/thp/thehive/database
     }
   }
-  initialisationTimeout: 1 hour
+  initialisationTimeout: 2 weeks
 }
 
 query.limitedCountThreshold: 1000