diff --git a/src/cli/install-codex/install-codex.test.ts b/src/cli/install-codex/install-codex.test.ts
index 1bfd061d1..a1f841920 100644
--- a/src/cli/install-codex/install-codex.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/install-codex/install-codex.test.ts
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ describe("install-codex", () => {
       legacyCacheMissing = error instanceof Error
     }
     expect(legacyCacheMissing).toBe(true)
-  })
+  }, { timeout: 15_000 })
 
   test("#given codex installer #when installing omo #then links omo-prefixed component CLIs to existing cached runtimes", async () => {
     // given