diff --git a/striker-ui-api/src/lib/accessModule.ts b/striker-ui-api/src/lib/accessModule.ts
index ee45ff6e..4df881b5 100644
--- a/striker-ui-api/src/lib/accessModule.ts
+++ b/striker-ui-api/src/lib/accessModule.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ class Access extends EventEmitter {
     gid = PGID,
     restartInterval = 10000,
     stdio = 'pipe',
-    timeout = 10000,
     uid = PUID,
     ...restSpawnOptions
   }: AccessStartOptions = {}) {
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ class Access extends EventEmitter {
       gid,
       restartInterval,
       stdio,
-      timeout,
       uid,
       ...restSpawnOptions,
     };
@@ -78,7 +76,6 @@ class Access extends EventEmitter {
     const ps = spawn(SERVER_PATHS.usr.sbin['anvil-access-module'].self, args, {
       gid,
       stdio,
-      timeout,
       uid,
       ...restSpawnOptions,
     });
diff --git a/striker-ui-api/src/types/AccessModule.d.ts b/striker-ui-api/src/types/AccessModule.d.ts
index 74dfd258..b56c5516 100644
--- a/striker-ui-api/src/types/AccessModule.d.ts
+++ b/striker-ui-api/src/types/AccessModule.d.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+/**
+ * Notes:
+ * - Option `timeout` for child_process.spawn was added in node15.13.0 to limit
+ *   the lifespan of the child process; this is **not** the max wait time before
+ *   the child process starts successfully.
+ */
 type AccessStartOptions = {
   args?: readonly string[];
   restartInterval?: number;