diff --git a/lib/x11utils.pm b/lib/x11utils.pm
index 672671424417..bfb5ab98d65b 100644
--- a/lib/x11utils.pm
+++ b/lib/x11utils.pm
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ sub ensure_unlocked_desktop {
         push(@tags, 'gnome-activities') if (!check_var('DESKTOP', 'gnome') && get_var("FIPS_ENABLED") && is_pvm);
         # For PowerVM x11 access in FIPS mode, we can connect it via vnc even in textmode
         # Add some wait time for PowerVM due to performance issue
-        my $timeout = is_pvm ? '120' : '30';
+        my $timeout = is_pvm || is_livesystem ? '120' : '30';
         assert_screen(\@tags, timeout => $timeout, no_wait => 1);
         # Starting with GNOME 40, upon login, the activities screen is open (assuming the
         # user will want to start something. For openQA, we simply press 'esc' to close