diff --git a/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/dev-overlay/overlay.ts b/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/dev-overlay/overlay.ts
index b3f2f31f5e..33a78ed61b 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/dev-overlay/overlay.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/runtime/client/dev-overlay/overlay.ts
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ export class AstroDevOverlay extends HTMLElement {
 		if ('requestIdleCallback' in window) {
 			window.requestIdleCallback(async () => {
 				this.plugins.map((plugin) => this.initPlugin(plugin));
-			});
+			}, {timeout: 300});
 		} else {
 			setTimeout(async () => {
 				this.plugins.map((plugin) => this.initPlugin(plugin));