diff --git a/extensions/jupyter-adapter/src/JupyterKernel.ts b/extensions/jupyter-adapter/src/JupyterKernel.ts
index 725f8394b1d..ca1a373b7f4 100644
--- a/extensions/jupyter-adapter/src/JupyterKernel.ts
+++ b/extensions/jupyter-adapter/src/JupyterKernel.ts
@@ -344,12 +344,12 @@ export class JupyterKernel extends EventEmitter implements vscode.Disposable {
 		this.log(`Connecting to kernel sockets defined in ${session.state.connectionFile}...`);
 
 		// Wait for the sockets to connect or the timeout to expire. Note that
-		// each socket has 15 second timeout for connecting, so this is just an
+		// each socket has 20 second timeout for connecting, so this is just an
 		// additional safeguard.
 		await withTimeout(
 			this.connect(session.state.connectionFile),
-			20000,
-			`Timed out waiting 20 seconds for kernel to connect to sockets`);
+			25000,
+			`Timed out waiting 25 seconds for kernel to connect to sockets`);
 
 		// We're connected! Establish the socket listeners
 		return this.establishSocketListeners();
diff --git a/extensions/jupyter-adapter/src/JupyterSocket.ts b/extensions/jupyter-adapter/src/JupyterSocket.ts
index 4bbea297465..f26879fce62 100644
--- a/extensions/jupyter-adapter/src/JupyterSocket.ts
+++ b/extensions/jupyter-adapter/src/JupyterSocket.ts
@@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ export class JupyterSocket implements vscode.Disposable {
 			}
 			// Compute how long we've been waiting
 			const waitTime = Date.now() - startTime;
-			if (waitTime >= 15000) {
-				// If we've been waiting for more than 10 seconds, reject the promise
-				this._logger(`${this._title} socket connect timed out after 15 seconds`);
-				this._connectPromise.reject(new Error('Socket connect timed out after 15 seconds'));
+			if (waitTime >= 20000) {
+				// If we've been waiting for more than 20 seconds, reject the promise
+				this._logger(`${this._title} socket connect timed out after 20 seconds`);
+				this._connectPromise.reject(new Error('Socket connect timed out after 20 seconds'));
 				this._connectPromise = undefined;
 
 				// Return to the uninitialized state so a new connection can be attempted if