diff --git a/library/runtime/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/matthewnelson/kmp/tor/runtime/TorRuntime.kt b/library/runtime/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/matthewnelson/kmp/tor/runtime/TorRuntime.kt
index 7ee09544..c73c9f78 100644
--- a/library/runtime/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/matthewnelson/kmp/tor/runtime/TorRuntime.kt
+++ b/library/runtime/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/matthewnelson/kmp/tor/runtime/TorRuntime.kt
@@ -561,10 +561,10 @@ public sealed interface TorRuntime:
     }
 
     /**
-     * An instance of [TorRuntime] which produces [Lifecycle.DestroyableTorRuntime]
+     * An instance of [TorRuntime] that produces [Lifecycle.DestroyableTorRuntime]
      * under the hood which are intended to be run within a service object.
      *
-     * **NOTE:** This and its subclasses are currently an [ExperimentalKmpTorApi].
+     * **NOTE:** This and its subclasses are currently marked as [ExperimentalKmpTorApi].
      * Things may change (as the annotation states), so use at your own risk! Prefer
      * using the stable implementation via the `kmp-tor:runtime-service` dependency.
      *
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ public sealed interface TorRuntime:
          *
          * Implementors of [ServiceFactory.startService] must start the service
          * and call [Binder.onBind] from the injected [binder] reference within
-         * 500ms, otherwise a timeout will occur and all enqueued jobs waiting
+         * 1_000ms, otherwise a timeout will occur and all enqueued jobs waiting
          * to be handed off to [Lifecycle.DestroyableTorRuntime] for completion
          * will be terminated.
          *
diff --git a/library/runtime/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/matthewnelson/kmp/tor/runtime/internal/RealTorRuntime.kt b/library/runtime/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/matthewnelson/kmp/tor/runtime/internal/RealTorRuntime.kt
index b8811820..a1e28a01 100644
--- a/library/runtime/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/matthewnelson/kmp/tor/runtime/internal/RealTorRuntime.kt
+++ b/library/runtime/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/matthewnelson/kmp/tor/runtime/internal/RealTorRuntime.kt
@@ -956,13 +956,14 @@ internal class RealTorRuntime private constructor(
                     _failure = t
                 }
 
-                // Wait for 500ms
+                // Wait for service startup
                 TimeSource.Monotonic.markNow().let { mark ->
                     // Node.js uses Dispatchers.Main so the test coroutine
-                    // library will not wait an actual 500ms. Make it so
-                    // there's a 500ms delay no matter what.
+                    // library will not wait an actual timeout. Make it so
+                    // there's a delay no matter what.
                     val interval = 100.milliseconds
-                    val timeout = 500.milliseconds
+                    val timeout = 1_000.milliseconds
+
                     while (isActive) {
                         if (_failure != null) break
                         if (_instance != null) break
@@ -970,7 +971,7 @@ internal class RealTorRuntime private constructor(
                         if (_failure != null) break
                         if (_instance != null) break
                         if (mark.elapsedNow() < timeout) continue
-                        _failure = InterruptedException("${name.name} timed out after 500ms")
+                        _failure = InterruptedException("${name.name} timed out after 1000ms")
                     }
                 }