diff --git a/enterprise/server/remote_execution/runner/runner.go b/enterprise/server/remote_execution/runner/runner.go
index 3db4d8d0a17..68a9470aa5c 100644
--- a/enterprise/server/remote_execution/runner/runner.go
+++ b/enterprise/server/remote_execution/runner/runner.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const (
 	// How long to spend waiting for a runner to be removed before giving up.
 	runnerCleanupTimeout = 30 * time.Second
 	// Allowed time to spend trying to pause a runner and add it to the pool.
-	runnerRecycleTimeout = 15 * time.Second
+	runnerRecycleTimeout = 30 * time.Second
 
 	// How big a runner's workspace is allowed to get before we decide that it
 	// can't be added to the pool and must be cleaned up instead.