diff --git a/src/harness/parallel/worker.ts b/src/harness/parallel/worker.ts
index 1cfc20cbf9bc8..00fbcd23ebb82 100644
--- a/src/harness/parallel/worker.ts
+++ b/src/harness/parallel/worker.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace Harness.Parallel.Worker {
             retries() { return this; },
             slow() { return this; },
             timeout(n) {
-                timeout = n;
+                timeout = n as number;
                 return this;
             },
         };
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ namespace Harness.Parallel.Worker {
         const fakeContext: Mocha.ITestCallbackContext = {
             skip() { return this; },
             timeout(n) {
-                timeout = n;
+                timeout = n as number;
                 return this;
             },
             retries() { return this; },