diff --git a/src/lib/waku_filter/index.node.spec.ts b/src/lib/waku_filter/index.node.spec.ts
index 75a766253c..25bf8d1707 100644
--- a/src/lib/waku_filter/index.node.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/waku_filter/index.node.spec.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe("Waku Filter", () => {
   });
 
   beforeEach(async function () {
-    this.timeout(10000);
+    this.timeout(15000);
     nwaku = new Nwaku(makeLogFileName(this));
     await nwaku.start({ filter: true, lightpush: true });
     waku = await createWaku({