diff --git a/scripts/smokeTests.sh b/scripts/smokeTests.sh
index 5f1c29e8eb..70ec133d39 100755
--- a/scripts/smokeTests.sh
+++ b/scripts/smokeTests.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ trap 'rm -f "$OUTFILE"' EXIT
 echo "Using temporary output file: $OUTFILE"
 
 # Add timeout configuration
-TIMEOUT=300  # Represent 30 seconds as 300 tenths of a second
+TIMEOUT=1800  # 3 minutes represented as 1800 tenths of a second
 INTERVAL=5   # Represent 0.5 seconds as 5 tenths of a second
 TIMER=0