diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/intellij/plugin/powershell/lang/lsp/languagehost/EditorServicesLanguageHostStarter.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/intellij/plugin/powershell/lang/lsp/languagehost/EditorServicesLanguageHostStarter.kt
index 438465ed..5dcee643 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/intellij/plugin/powershell/lang/lsp/languagehost/EditorServicesLanguageHostStarter.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/intellij/plugin/powershell/lang/lsp/languagehost/EditorServicesLanguageHostStarter.kt
@@ -378,8 +378,8 @@ open class EditorServicesLanguageHostStarter(protected val myProject: Project) :
   }
 
   private suspend fun waitForSessionFile(fileWithSessionInfo: File): Boolean {
-    var tries = 25
-    val waitTimeoutMillis = 500L
+    var tries = 120
+    val waitTimeoutMillis = 500L // the total timeout is about 1 minute
     try {
       while (!fileWithSessionInfo.exists() && tries > 0) {
         tries--