diff --git a/internal/cluster/orchestrator.go b/internal/cluster/orchestrator.go
index ffb8187..9ea5da4 100644
--- a/internal/cluster/orchestrator.go
+++ b/internal/cluster/orchestrator.go
@@ -2267,6 +2267,7 @@ type fluxKustomization struct {
 	} `json:"metadata"`
 	Spec struct {
 		Suspend bool `json:"suspend"`
+		Timeout string `json:"timeout"`
 	} `json:"spec"`
 	Status struct {
 		Conditions []fluxCondition `json:"conditions"`
@@ -3009,6 +3010,12 @@ func (o *Orchestrator) waitForFluxHealth(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if wait <= 0 {
 		wait = 15 * time.Minute
 	}
+	if effective, reason, err := o.adaptiveFluxHealthWait(ctx, wait); err != nil {
+		o.log.Printf("warning: unable to evaluate adaptive flux wait window: %v", err)
+	} else if effective > wait {
+		o.log.Printf("adjusted flux convergence wait window from %s to %s (%s)", wait, effective, reason)
+		wait = effective
+	}
 	poll := time.Duration(o.cfg.Startup.FluxHealthPollSeconds) * time.Second
 	if poll <= 0 {
 		poll = 5 * time.Second
@@ -3063,6 +3070,53 @@ func (o *Orchestrator) waitForFluxHealth(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 }
 
+func (o *Orchestrator) adaptiveFluxHealthWait(ctx context.Context, base time.Duration) (time.Duration, string, error) {
+	if base <= 0 {
+		base = 15 * time.Minute
+	}
+	out, err := o.kubectl(ctx, 20*time.Second, "get", "kustomizations.kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io", "-A", "-o", "json")
+	if err != nil {
+		return base, "", fmt.Errorf("query flux kustomizations: %w", err)
+	}
+	var list fluxKustomizationList
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(out), &list); err != nil {
+		return base, "", fmt.Errorf("decode flux kustomizations: %w", err)
+	}
+	maxTimeout := time.Duration(0)
+	maxName := ""
+	for _, ks := range list.Items {
+		if ks.Spec.Suspend {
+			continue
+		}
+		timeout := parseFluxKustomizationTimeout(ks.Spec.Timeout)
+		if timeout <= maxTimeout {
+			continue
+		}
+		maxTimeout = timeout
+		maxName = strings.TrimSpace(ks.Metadata.Namespace) + "/" + strings.TrimSpace(ks.Metadata.Name)
+	}
+	if maxTimeout <= 0 {
+		return base, "no explicit kustomization timeouts found", nil
+	}
+	required := maxTimeout + 2*time.Minute
+	if required <= base {
+		return base, fmt.Sprintf("max flux timeout %s on %s", maxTimeout, maxName), nil
+	}
+	return required, fmt.Sprintf("max flux timeout %s on %s", maxTimeout, maxName), nil
+}
+
+func parseFluxKustomizationTimeout(raw string) time.Duration {
+	raw = strings.TrimSpace(raw)
+	if raw == "" {
+		return 0
+	}
+	d, err := time.ParseDuration(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return d
+}
+
 func (o *Orchestrator) fluxHealthReady(ctx context.Context) (bool, string, error) {
 	out, err := o.kubectl(ctx, 20*time.Second, "get", "kustomizations.kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io", "-A", "-o", "json")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/cluster/orchestrator_test.go b/internal/cluster/orchestrator_test.go
index 6a88cc7..c9254ca 100644
--- a/internal/cluster/orchestrator_test.go
+++ b/internal/cluster/orchestrator_test.go
@@ -172,6 +172,21 @@ func TestProbeStatusAcceptedRejects404(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestParseFluxKustomizationTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	if got := parseFluxKustomizationTimeout("30m"); got != 30*time.Minute {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 30m duration, got %s", got)
+	}
+	if got := parseFluxKustomizationTimeout("5m30s"); got != 5*time.Minute+30*time.Second {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 5m30s duration, got %s", got)
+	}
+	if got := parseFluxKustomizationTimeout(""); got != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected zero duration for empty timeout, got %s", got)
+	}
+	if got := parseFluxKustomizationTimeout("not-a-duration"); got != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected zero duration for invalid timeout, got %s", got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestServiceCheckReadyRequiresBodyContains(t *testing.T) {
 	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)