diff --git a/changelog.d/5-internal/fed-cert-test-timeout b/changelog.d/5-internal/fed-cert-test-timeout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5650bb1cf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5-internal/fed-cert-test-timeout
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Increased timeout on certificate update tests to 10s
diff --git a/services/federator/test/unit/Test/Federator/Monitor.hs b/services/federator/test/unit/Test/Federator/Monitor.hs
index 8abf5f5c14..4da257e55d 100644
--- a/services/federator/test/unit/Test/Federator/Monitor.hs
+++ b/services/federator/test/unit/Test/Federator/Monitor.hs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import Test.Tasty.HUnit
 import Test.Tasty.QuickCheck
 
 timeoutMicroseconds :: Int
-timeoutMicroseconds = 1000000
+timeoutMicroseconds = 10000000
 
 tests :: TestTree
 tests =