diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-gke.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-gke.yaml
index 10755b2..269ae47 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-gke.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-gke.yaml
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "Verifying neuron-mcp-${SLOT} is healthy..."
           kubectl rollout status deployment/"neuron-mcp-${SLOT}" \
             --namespace=neuron-prod \
-            --timeout=3m
+            --timeout=8m
 
           echo "Active service endpoints:"
           kubectl get endpoints neuron-mcp -n neuron-prod