diff --git a/production/install b/production/install
index 7ab1e657b..9761d2b33 100755
--- a/production/install
+++ b/production/install
@@ -1793,7 +1793,7 @@ case $OS in
 esac
 
 # wait for mysql to start
-sleep 5
+sleep 10
 
 mysql << _EOF_
 create database mempool;