diff --git a/PythonAPI/test/smoke/__init__.py b/PythonAPI/test/smoke/__init__.py
index cf950f51e..d217c5bd6 100644
--- a/PythonAPI/test/smoke/__init__.py
+++ b/PythonAPI/test/smoke/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ TESTING_ADDRESS = ('localhost', 3654)
 class SmokeTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.client = carla.Client(*TESTING_ADDRESS)
-        self.client.set_timeout(2.0)
+        self.client.set_timeout(10.0)
 
     def tearDown(self):
         self.client = None