diff --git a/test/transport-tcp.js b/test/transport-tcp.js
index 2990231..d0ae515 100644
--- a/test/transport-tcp.js
+++ b/test/transport-tcp.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe('transport - tcp', () => {
 
   let peer
   beforeEach(function (done) {
-    this.timeout(15000) // hook fails with timeout for a number of tests
+    this.timeout(20000) // hook fails with timeout for a number of tests
     Peer.create((err, info) => {
       if (err) {
         return done(err)