diff --git a/tests/e2e_tests/conftest.py b/tests/e2e_tests/conftest.py
index 9bcdf903fd..b4770ed053 100644
--- a/tests/e2e_tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/e2e_tests/conftest.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def wait_for_node_start(process, pattern):
 
             print(line.strip())
             # 10 min as timeout
-            if int(time.time()) - timestamp > 10 * 60:
+            if int(time.time()) - timestamp > 20 * 60:
                 print("Subtensor not started in time")
                 raise TimeoutError
             if pattern.search(line):