diff --git a/roles/etcd/templates/etcd-docker.service.j2 b/roles/etcd/templates/etcd-docker.service.j2
index c5cae99cf..18deee1d9 100644
--- a/roles/etcd/templates/etcd-docker.service.j2
+++ b/roles/etcd/templates/etcd-docker.service.j2
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ PermissionsStartOnly=true
 EnvironmentFile=/etc/etcd.env
 ExecStart={{ bin_dir }}/etcd
 ExecStartPre=-{{ docker_bin_dir }}/docker rm -f {{ etcd_member_name | default("etcd") }}
-ExecReload={{ docker_bin_dir }}/docker restart {{ etcd_member_name | default("etcd") }}
 ExecStop={{ docker_bin_dir }}/docker stop {{ etcd_member_name | default("etcd") }}
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=15s
+TimeoutStartSec=30s
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target