diff --git a/ipykernel/tests/utils.py b/ipykernel/tests/utils.py
index b16d10507..0e5129295 100644
--- a/ipykernel/tests/utils.py
+++ b/ipykernel/tests/utils.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 
 STARTUP_TIMEOUT = 60
-TIMEOUT = 15
+TIMEOUT = 60
 
 KM = None
 KC = None