diff --git a/packages/node/src/local/cohort/fetcher.ts b/packages/node/src/local/cohort/fetcher.ts
index 5464c38..f6f1f1f 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/local/cohort/fetcher.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/local/cohort/fetcher.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { version as PACKAGE_VERSION } from '../../../gen/version';
 
 import { SdkCohortApi } from './cohort-api';
 
-const COHORT_CONFIG_TIMEOUT = 5000;
+const COHORT_CONFIG_TIMEOUT = 20000;
 
 export class CohortFetcher {
   readonly cohortApi: SdkCohortApi;