diff --git a/scripts/build_test.sh b/scripts/build_test.sh
index ec0c1029c3aa..32a5fbdf6ecd 100755
--- a/scripts/build_test.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_test.sh
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ fi
 TEST_TARGETS="$(eval "go list ./... ${EXCLUDED_TARGETS}")"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-go test -tags test ${shuffle:-} ${race:-} -timeout="${TIMEOUT:-120s}" -coverprofile="coverage.out" -covermode="atomic" ${TEST_TARGETS}
+go test -tags test ${shuffle:-} ${race:-} -timeout="${TIMEOUT:-5m}" -coverprofile="coverage.out" -covermode="atomic" ${TEST_TARGETS}