diff --git a/bin/omarchy-windows-vm b/bin/omarchy-windows-vm
index 43395d3c..1bc41afc 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-windows-vm
+++ b/bin/omarchy-windows-vm
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ launch_windows() {
     done
 
     # Give it a moment more to fully initialize
-    sleep 3
+    sleep 5
   fi
 
   # Extract credentials from compose file