diff --git a/twitter2bsky_daemon.py b/twitter2bsky_daemon.py
index 7d21392..b821566 100644
--- a/twitter2bsky_daemon.py
+++ b/twitter2bsky_daemon.py
@@ -2504,7 +2504,7 @@ def scrape_tweets_via_playwright(username, password, email, target_handle):
         scrape_page.goto(f"https://x.com/{target_handle}")
 
         try:
-            scrape_page.wait_for_selector("article", timeout=20000)
+            scrape_page.wait_for_selector("article", timeout=40000)
             time.sleep(2)
 
             articles = scrape_page.locator("article").all()