diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/index.ts
index 53b2da10c6d4175..7dc8452d0fc7373 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/index.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export const plugin = (initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) => {
 export const configSchema = schema.object({
   host: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
   enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
-  accessCheckTimeout: schema.number({ defaultValue: 200 }),
+  accessCheckTimeout: schema.number({ defaultValue: 600 }),
 });
 
 type ConfigType = TypeOf<typeof configSchema>;