diff --git a/src/test/unit_tests/jest_tests/test_nc_nsfs_account_cli.test.js b/src/test/unit_tests/jest_tests/test_nc_nsfs_account_cli.test.js
index 8ea76d03a4..b35a08cbae 100644
--- a/src/test/unit_tests/jest_tests/test_nc_nsfs_account_cli.test.js
+++ b/src/test/unit_tests/jest_tests/test_nc_nsfs_account_cli.test.js
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ describe('manage nsfs cli account flow', () => {
                 await set_path_permissions_and_owner(account_options.new_buckets_path, account_options, 0o700);
                 await exec_manage_cli(type, action, account_options);
             }
-        });
+        }, timeout);
 
         afterAll(async () => {
             await fs_utils.folder_delete(`${config_root}`);