diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/rwsplit_readonly_stress.cpp b/maxscale-system-test/rwsplit_readonly_stress.cpp
index e3771cc0b..e1c721888 100644
--- a/maxscale-system-test/rwsplit_readonly_stress.cpp
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/rwsplit_readonly_stress.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     }
 
     Test->tprintf("Waiting for all threads to finish\n");
+    Test->set_timeout(60);
     running = 0;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < THREADS; i++)