diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/origin/openshift-origin-release-4.1.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/origin/openshift-origin-release-4.1.yaml
index aefa41c953746..2bbf6b53ae9be 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/origin/openshift-origin-release-4.1.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/origin/openshift-origin-release-4.1.yaml
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ tests:
       size: 4Gi
 - artifact_dir: /tmp/artifacts
   as: unit
-  commands: TMPDIR=/tmp/volume GOTEST_FLAGS='-p 8' ARTIFACT_DIR=/tmp/artifacts TIMEOUT=180s
+  commands: TMPDIR=/tmp/volume GOTEST_FLAGS='-p 8' ARTIFACT_DIR=/tmp/artifacts TIMEOUT=240s
     JUNIT_REPORT=1 TEST_KUBE=true KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST= hack/test-go.sh
   container:
     from: src