diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/5336-shubham-pampattiwar b/changelogs/unreleased/5336-shubham-pampattiwar
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..803f0f3cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/5336-shubham-pampattiwar
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Increase ensure restic repository timeout to 5m
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diff --git a/pkg/restic/repository_ensurer.go b/pkg/restic/repository_ensurer.go
index f1f4f168a..c86580402 100644
--- a/pkg/restic/repository_ensurer.go
+++ b/pkg/restic/repository_ensurer.go
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (r *repositoryEnsurer) EnsureRepo(ctx context.Context, namespace, volumeNam
 	select {
 	// repositories should become either ready or not ready quickly if they're
 	// newly created.
-	case <-time.After(time.Minute):
+	case <-time.After(time.Minute * 5):
 		return nil, errors.New("timed out waiting for restic repository to become ready")
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		return nil, errors.New("timed out waiting for restic repository to become ready")