diff --git a/Control/AthenaMonitoring/CMakeLists.txt b/Control/AthenaMonitoring/CMakeLists.txt
index 6597da299b0407523eedf4422946f3dcd0a8bb88..0b0be0bfc78e5cda161b7ab93dbaf2947b3e325a 100644
--- a/Control/AthenaMonitoring/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Control/AthenaMonitoring/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -86,4 +86,5 @@ atlas_install_runtime( share/test_unit_ExampleMonitorAlgorithm.ref )
 # Example monitor algorithm test
 atlas_add_test( ExampleMonitorAlgorithm_test
     SCRIPT test/test_unit_ExampleMonitorAlgorithm.sh
+    PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 300
 )