diff --git a/cmd/syncthing/main.go b/cmd/syncthing/main.go
index 65290c368..da577afd2 100644
--- a/cmd/syncthing/main.go
+++ b/cmd/syncthing/main.go
@@ -1127,16 +1127,17 @@ func overrideGUIConfig(originalCfg config.GUIConfiguration, address, authenticat
 }
 
 func standbyMonitor() {
+	restartDelay := time.Duration(60 * time.Second)
 	now := time.Now()
 	for {
 		time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
 		if time.Since(now) > 2*time.Minute {
-			l.Infoln("Paused state detected, possibly woke up from standby.")
+			l.Infoln("Paused state detected, possibly woke up from standby. Restarting in", restartDelay)
 
 			// We most likely just woke from standby. If we restart
 			// immediately chances are we won't have networking ready. Give
 			// things a moment to stabilize.
-			time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+			time.Sleep(restartDelay)
 
 			restart()
 			return