diff --git a/.codex/config.toml b/.codex/config.toml
index f1d61f0..c147a37 100644
--- a/.codex/config.toml
+++ b/.codex/config.toml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ cwd = "/home/jawz/Development/NixOS"
 [mcp_servers.nixos]
 command = "nix"
 args = ["run", "github:utensils/mcp-nixos", "--"]
+startup_timeout_sec = 300