diff --git a/modules/nixos/workflows/a-happy-gnome/config/dconf/10-desktop.conf b/modules/nixos/workflows/a-happy-gnome/config/dconf/10-desktop.conf
index 2ef0e62f..b4106709 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/workflows/a-happy-gnome/config/dconf/10-desktop.conf
+++ b/modules/nixos/workflows/a-happy-gnome/config/dconf/10-desktop.conf
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ focus-change-on-pointer-rest = true
 overlay-key = 'Super_L'
 workspaces-only-on-primary = true
 
+# Some application startup does not respond which would make it seem like it's
+# freezing from GNOME's perspective. We're amping the time to 20 seconds
+# instead of default of 5 seconds.
+check-alive-timeout = 20000
+
 # My preferred world clocks for easier tracking of global events.
 [org/gnome/shell/world-clocks]
 locations = [ <(uint32 2, <('New York', 'KNYC', true, [(0.71180344078725644, -1.2909618758762367)], [(0.71059804659265924, -1.2916478949920254)])>)>, <(uint32 2, <('Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)', '@UTC', false, @a(dd) [], @a(dd) [])>)>, <(uint32 2, <('Cairo', 'HECA', true, [(0.52592587544986047, 0.54803338512621935)], [(0.52447144022429604, 0.54541539124822791)])>)> ]