diff --git a/collector/lib/CollectorConfig.cpp b/collector/lib/CollectorConfig.cpp
index 9170483e14..f1f367735b 100644
--- a/collector/lib/CollectorConfig.cpp
+++ b/collector/lib/CollectorConfig.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ PathEnvVar tls_client_cert_path("ROX_COLLECTOR_TLS_CLIENT_CERT");
 PathEnvVar tls_client_key_path("ROX_COLLECTOR_TLS_CLIENT_KEY");
 
 BoolEnvVar disable_process_arguments("ROX_COLLECTOR_NO_PROCESS_ARGUMENTS", false);
+
+IntEnvVar grpc_wait_time("ROX_COLLECTOR_GRPC_WAIT_TIME", 30);
 }  // namespace
 
 constexpr bool CollectorConfig::kTurnOffScrape;
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ void CollectorConfig::InitCollectorConfig(CollectorArgs* args) {
   enable_introspection_ = enable_introspection.value();
   track_send_recv_ = track_send_recv.value();
   disable_process_arguments_ = disable_process_arguments.value();
+  grpc_wait_time_ = grpc_wait_time.value();
 
   for (const auto& syscall : kSyscalls) {
     syscalls_.emplace_back(syscall);
diff --git a/collector/lib/CollectorConfig.h b/collector/lib/CollectorConfig.h
index 0bb8eaeb04..f9bbccf8b3 100644
--- a/collector/lib/CollectorConfig.h
+++ b/collector/lib/CollectorConfig.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ class CollectorConfig {
   unsigned int GetSinspTotalBufferSize() const { return sinsp_total_buffer_size_; }
   unsigned int GetSinspThreadCacheSize() const { return sinsp_thread_cache_size_; }
   bool DisableProcessArguments() const { return disable_process_arguments_; }
+  int GRPCWaitTime() const { return grpc_wait_time_; }
 
   static std::pair<option::ArgStatus, std::string> CheckConfiguration(const char* config, Json::Value* root);
 
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ class CollectorConfig {
   double connection_stats_error_;
   unsigned int connection_stats_window_;
   int64_t per_container_rate_limit_ = 1024;
+  int grpc_wait_time_;
 
   // URL to the GRPC server
   std::optional<std::string> grpc_server_;
diff --git a/collector/lib/NetworkStatusNotifier.cpp b/collector/lib/NetworkStatusNotifier.cpp
index 27efaa6ade..c2fcfcb2d2 100644
--- a/collector/lib/NetworkStatusNotifier.cpp
+++ b/collector/lib/NetworkStatusNotifier.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ void NetworkStatusNotifier::Stop() {
 
 void NetworkStatusNotifier::WaitUntilWriterStarted(IDuplexClientWriter<sensor::NetworkConnectionInfoMessage>* writer, int wait_time_seconds) {
   if (!writer->WaitUntilStarted(std::chrono::seconds(wait_time_seconds))) {
-    CLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to establish network connection info stream.";
+    CLOG(ERROR) << "Unable to establish network connection info stream.";
+    CLOG(FATAL) << "Failed to communicate with Sensor.";
     return;
   }
 
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ bool NetworkStatusNotifier::UpdateAllConnsAndEndpoints() {
 }
 
 void NetworkStatusNotifier::RunSingle(IDuplexClientWriter<sensor::NetworkConnectionInfoMessage>* writer) {
-  WaitUntilWriterStarted(writer, 10);
+  WaitUntilWriterStarted(writer, config_.GRPCWaitTime());
 
   ConnMap old_conn_state;
   AdvertisedEndpointMap old_cep_state;
diff --git a/collector/lib/SignalServiceClient.cpp b/collector/lib/SignalServiceClient.cpp
index e43c7e1f95..3475f2bb42 100644
--- a/collector/lib/SignalServiceClient.cpp
+++ b/collector/lib/SignalServiceClient.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ bool SignalServiceClient::EstablishGRPCStreamSingle() {
   // stream writer
   context_ = MakeUnique<grpc::ClientContext>();
   writer_ = DuplexClient::CreateWithReadsIgnored(&SignalService::Stub::AsyncPushSignals, channel_, context_.get());
-  if (!writer_->WaitUntilStarted(std::chrono::seconds(30))) {
-    CLOG(ERROR) << "Signal stream not ready after 30 seconds. Retrying ...";
+  if (!writer_->WaitUntilStarted(std::chrono::seconds(config_.GRPCWaitTime()))) {
+    CLOG(ERROR) << "Signal stream not ready after " << config_.GRPCWaitTime() << " seconds. Retrying ...";
     CLOG(ERROR) << "Error message: " << writer_->FinishNow().error_message();
     writer_.reset();
     return true;
diff --git a/collector/lib/SignalServiceClient.h b/collector/lib/SignalServiceClient.h
index 668989f609..2dade9829d 100644
--- a/collector/lib/SignalServiceClient.h
+++ b/collector/lib/SignalServiceClient.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "api/v1/signal.pb.h"
 #include "internalapi/sensor/signal_iservice.grpc.pb.h"
 
+#include "CollectorConfig.h"
 #include "DuplexGRPC.h"
 #include "SignalHandler.h"
 #include "StoppableThread.h"
@@ -35,8 +36,8 @@ class SignalServiceClient : public ISignalServiceClient {
   using SignalService = sensor::SignalService;
   using SignalStreamMessage = sensor::SignalStreamMessage;
 
-  explicit SignalServiceClient(std::shared_ptr<grpc::Channel> channel)
-      : channel_(std::move(channel)), stream_active_(false) {}
+  explicit SignalServiceClient(std::shared_ptr<grpc::Channel> channel, CollectorConfig& config)
+      : channel_(std::move(channel)), stream_active_(false), config_(config) {}
 
   void Start();
   void Stop();
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ class SignalServiceClient : public ISignalServiceClient {
   std::unique_ptr<grpc::ClientContext> context_;
   std::unique_ptr<IDuplexClientWriter<SignalStreamMessage>> writer_;
 
+  CollectorConfig& config_;
+
   bool first_write_;
 };
 
diff --git a/collector/lib/system-inspector/Service.cpp b/collector/lib/system-inspector/Service.cpp
index f0867df6d6..2de41aa0ea 100644
--- a/collector/lib/system-inspector/Service.cpp
+++ b/collector/lib/system-inspector/Service.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void Service::Init(const CollectorConfig& config, std::shared_ptr<ConnectionTrac
   }
 
   if (config.grpc_channel) {
-    signal_client_.reset(new SignalServiceClient(std::move(config.grpc_channel)));
+    signal_client_.reset(new SignalServiceClient(std::move(config.grpc_channel), config));
   } else {
     signal_client_.reset(new StdoutSignalServiceClient());
   }