diff --git a/src/typesense_server_utils.cpp b/src/typesense_server_utils.cpp
index 9a56416f..ce1db3db 100644
--- a/src/typesense_server_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/typesense_server_utils.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,13 @@ int start_raft_server(ReplicationState& replication_state, const std::string& st
         exit(-1);
     }
 
-    if (replication_state.start(peering_endpoint, api_port, 1000, 600, state_dir, nodes_config_op.get()) != 0) {
+    // NOTE: braft uses `election_timeout_ms / 2` as the brpc channel `timeout_ms` configuration,
+    // which in turn is the upper bound for brpc `connect_timeout_ms` value.
+    // Reference: https://github.com/apache/incubator-brpc/blob/122770d/docs/en/client.md#timeout
+    size_t election_timeout_ms = 4000;
+
+    if (replication_state.start(peering_endpoint, api_port, election_timeout_ms, 600, state_dir,
+                                nodes_config_op.get()) != 0) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to start peering state";
         exit(-1);
     }