diff --git a/saints/saints.service b/saints/saints.service
index 94dab77..2f508eb 100644
--- a/saints/saints.service
+++ b/saints/saints.service
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ OnFailure=notify-gitea-failure@%n.service
 Type=oneshot
 EnvironmentFile=%h/.config/saints.env
 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/nm-online -q
-ExecStartPre=/bin/bash -c 'for i in {1..30}; do getent hosts tildegit.org && exit 0; sleep 1; done; exit 1'
+ExecStartPre=/bin/bash -c 'for i in {1..600}; do getent hosts tildegit.org && exit 0; sleep 1; done; exit 1'
 ExecStart=/bin/bash -lc 'cd ${REPO_PATH} && uv run get_saint_of_the_day.py --post'
 
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