diff --git a/create/mysql.go b/create/mysql.go
index da529d8..8903d34 100644
--- a/create/mysql.go
+++ b/create/mysql.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type mySQLCmd struct {
 	TransactionIsolation  storage.MySQLTransactionCharacteristic `placeholder:"${mysql_transaction_isolation}" help:"Configures the transaction_isolation variable."`
 	KeepDailyBackups      *int                                   `placeholder:"${mysql_backup_retention_days}" help:"Number of daily database backups to keep. Note that setting this to 0, backup will be disabled and existing dumps deleted immediately."`
 	Wait                  bool                                   `default:"true" help:"Wait until MySQL instance is created."`
-	WaitTimeout           time.Duration                          `default:"1500s" help:"Duration to wait for MySQL getting ready. Only relevant if --wait is set."`
+	WaitTimeout           time.Duration                          `default:"25m" help:"Duration to wait for MySQL getting ready. Only relevant if --wait is set."`
 }
 
 func (cmd *mySQLCmd) Run(ctx context.Context, client *api.Client) error {