From b93cd05c8ba17f2a3f6f4e8a7212c0f9b9a0e7d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stavros <steveiliop56@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:29:42 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] fix: reduce reconnect time to around 7 seconds in startup

---
 internal/service/ldap_service.go | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/internal/service/ldap_service.go b/internal/service/ldap_service.go
index 6cc72889..71d3190d 100644
--- a/internal/service/ldap_service.go
+++ b/internal/service/ldap_service.go
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ func NewLdapService(i LdapServiceInput) (*LdapService, error) {
 
 	_, err := ldap.connect()
 
-	// Warn: This will hang the tinyauth startup for a good 45 seconds until it fails
 	if err != nil {
-		err = ldap.reconnect(10 * time.Second)
+		// 3s + 4.5s (3x1.5) = ~6.75-8.25s total wait time before giving up
+		err = ldap.reconnect(3 * time.Second)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to ldap server: %w", err)
 	}