diff --git a/Libraries/WebSocket/RCTWebSocketExecutor.m b/Libraries/WebSocket/RCTWebSocketExecutor.m
index 520337178f7ba9..cb70fc33f3292c 100644
--- a/Libraries/WebSocket/RCTWebSocketExecutor.m
+++ b/Libraries/WebSocket/RCTWebSocketExecutor.m
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ - (BOOL)prepareJSRuntime
     initError = error;
     dispatch_semaphore_signal(s);
   }];
-  long runtimeIsReady = dispatch_semaphore_wait(s, dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, NSEC_PER_SEC));
+  long runtimeIsReady = dispatch_semaphore_wait(s, dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, NSEC_PER_SEC * 5));
   if (initError) {
     RCTLogInfo(@"Websocket runtime setup failed: %@", initError);
   }