diff --git a/.config/nextest.toml b/.config/nextest.toml
index 56d8cf0561154..757ed7769622b 100644
--- a/.config/nextest.toml
+++ b/.config/nextest.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ fail-fast = false
 # Retry failing tests in order to not block builds on flaky tests
 retries = 5
 # Timeout tests after 4 minutes
-slow-timeout = { period = "60s", terminate-after = 4 }
+slow-timeout = { period = "60s", terminate-after = 5 }
 
 [profile.narwhalnightly]
 # Print out output for failing tests as soon as they fail, and also at the end