diff --git a/internal/cmdtest/test_cmd.go b/internal/cmdtest/test_cmd.go
index 43d41a2ca5..3a77d79c4c 100644
--- a/internal/cmdtest/test_cmd.go
+++ b/internal/cmdtest/test_cmd.go
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func (tt *TestCmd) Kill() {
 }
 
 func (tt *TestCmd) withKillTimeout(fn func()) {
-	timeout := time.AfterFunc(5*time.Second, func() {
+	timeout := time.AfterFunc(30*time.Second, func() {
 		tt.Log("killing the child process (timeout)")
 		tt.Kill()
 	})