diff --git a/tests/functional/backward_compatibility/python_api.py b/tests/functional/backward_compatibility/python_api.py
index 07c353c606..aa167dd548 100644
--- a/tests/functional/backward_compatibility/python_api.py
+++ b/tests/functional/backward_compatibility/python_api.py
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 from orion.client import create_experiment
 
 create_experiment(
-    "hunt-python", space={"x": "uniform(-50,50)"}, algorithms={"random": {"seed": 1}}
+    "hunt-python",
+    space={"x": "uniform(-50,50)"},
+    algorithms={"random": {"seed": 1}},
+    max_trials=10,
 )
 
 create_experiment(
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 780fd74c3d..8b738c53d5 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ deps =
     -rtests/requirements.txt
     coverage
 commands =
-    coverage run --parallel-mode -m pytest -vv tests/functional/backward_compatibility/test_versions.py
+    coverage run --parallel-mode -m pytest -vv tests/functional/backward_compatibility/test_versions.py --timeout=180
     coverage combine
     coverage report -m
     coverage xml