diff --git a/tests/test_engine.py b/tests/test_engine.py
index 7612c6200..0f8cbc3b5 100644
--- a/tests/test_engine.py
+++ b/tests/test_engine.py
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ class TestEngine(TestEngineBase):
         )
 
         try:
-            _, stderr = p.communicate(timeout=3)
+            _, stderr = p.communicate(timeout=15)
         except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
             p.kill()
             p.communicate()