diff --git a/pkg/constants/constants.go b/pkg/constants/constants.go
index 6c6d65b73..7d2c4ba76 100644
--- a/pkg/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/constants/constants.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const (
 	APIRequestLargeTimeout = 10 * time.Second
 	FastGRPCDialTimeout    = 100 * time.Millisecond
 
-	FujiBootstrapTimeout = 5 * time.Minute
+	FujiBootstrapTimeout = 15 * time.Minute
 
 	SSHServerStartTimeout       = 1 * time.Minute
 	SSHScriptTimeout            = 2 * time.Minute
diff --git a/pkg/node/local.go b/pkg/node/local.go
index 49323fd68..2ac1069dd 100644
--- a/pkg/node/local.go
+++ b/pkg/node/local.go
@@ -308,6 +308,9 @@ func StartLocalNode(
 				return err
 			}
 		}
+		if network.Kind == models.Fuji {
+			ux.Logger.PrintToUser(logging.Yellow.Wrap("Warning: Fuji Bootstrapping can take several minutes"))
+		}
 		if err := preLocalChecks(anrSettings, avaGoVersionSetting, useEtnaDevnet, globalNetworkFlags); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}