diff --git a/test/external-modules/esql-heap-attack/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/heap_attack/HeapAttackIT.java b/test/external-modules/esql-heap-attack/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/heap_attack/HeapAttackIT.java
index bc5b15a4eba52..2a017bf9d39d4 100644
--- a/test/external-modules/esql-heap-attack/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/heap_attack/HeapAttackIT.java
+++ b/test/external-modules/esql-heap-attack/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/heap_attack/HeapAttackIT.java
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ private Response query(String query, String filterPath) throws IOException {
         request.setJsonEntity(query.toString().replace("\n", "\\n"));
         request.setOptions(
             RequestOptions.DEFAULT.toBuilder()
-                .setRequestConfig(RequestConfig.custom().setSocketTimeout(Math.toIntExact(TimeValue.timeValueMinutes(5).millis())).build())
+                .setRequestConfig(RequestConfig.custom().setSocketTimeout(Math.toIntExact(TimeValue.timeValueMinutes(6).millis())).build())
                 .setWarningsHandler(WarningsHandler.PERMISSIVE)
         );
         logger.info("--> test {} started querying", getTestName());
@@ -330,6 +330,10 @@ protected void doRun() throws Exception {
                     TimeValue elapsed = TimeValue.timeValueNanos(System.nanoTime() - startedTimeInNanos);
                     logger.info("--> test {} triggering OOM after {}", getTestName(), elapsed);
                     Request triggerOOM = new Request("POST", "/_trigger_out_of_memory");
+                    RequestConfig requestConfig = RequestConfig.custom()
+                        .setSocketTimeout(Math.toIntExact(TimeValue.timeValueMinutes(2).millis()))
+                        .build();
+                    request.setOptions(RequestOptions.DEFAULT.toBuilder().setRequestConfig(requestConfig));
                     client().performRequest(triggerOOM);
                 }
             }, TimeValue.timeValueMinutes(5), testThreadPool.executor(ThreadPool.Names.GENERIC));