diff --git a/src/controller/ha.h b/src/controller/ha.h
index 16bcd383..ae298db1 100644
--- a/src/controller/ha.h
+++ b/src/controller/ha.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ typedef struct {
 /* Default values used by cluster_init(). Tuned for a LAN with ≤5ms RTT. */
 #define HA_DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL_MS     3000
 #define HA_DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT_TIMEOUT_MS      10000
-#define HA_DEFAULT_ELECTION_TIMEOUT_MS       2000
+#define HA_DEFAULT_ELECTION_TIMEOUT_MS       5000
 #define HA_DEFAULT_PROBE_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS  500
 #define HA_DEFAULT_MAX_PROMOTION_RETRIES     5
 #define HA_DEFAULT_ELECTION_JITTER_MAX_MS    200