diff --git a/tests/store/test_cursor_many_msgs.py b/tests/store/test_cursor_many_msgs.py
index b34fdaa7..618ba218 100644
--- a/tests/store/test_cursor_many_msgs.py
+++ b/tests/store/test_cursor_many_msgs.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from src.steps.store import StepsStore
 class TestCursorManyMessages(StepsStore):
     # we implicitly test the reusabilty of the cursor for multiple nodes
 
+    @pytest.mark.timeout(540)
     def test_get_multiple_2000_store_messages(self):
         expected_message_hash_list = []
         for i in range(2000):