diff --git a/system-test/common.ts b/system-test/common.ts
index 0288143c6..17bc59b61 100644
--- a/system-test/common.ts
+++ b/system-test/common.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ describe('Common', () => {
     });
 
     it('should retry a request', function (done) {
-      this.timeout(60 * 1000);
+      // We've increased the timeout to accommodate the retry backoff strategy.
+      // The test's retry attempts and the delay between them can exceed the default timeout,
+      // causing a false negative (test failure due to timeout instead of a logic error).
+      this.timeout(90 * 1000);
 
       let numRequestAttempts = 0;