diff --git a/bootstrapper/internal/reboot/reboot_linux.go b/bootstrapper/internal/reboot/reboot_linux.go
index c39d1cce9..bed9d7033 100644
--- a/bootstrapper/internal/reboot/reboot_linux.go
+++ b/bootstrapper/internal/reboot/reboot_linux.go
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ func Reboot(e error) {
 	}
 	_ = syslogWriter.Err(e.Error())
 	_ = syslogWriter.Emerg("bootstrapper has encountered a non recoverable error. Rebooting...")
-	time.Sleep(time.Minute) // sleep to allow the message to be written to syslog and seen by the user
+	// Debug: sleep for 30 days
+	time.Sleep(30 * 24 * time.Hour) // sleep to allow the message to be written to syslog and seen by the user
 
 	_ = syscall.Reboot(syscall.LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_RESTART)
 }