diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_test.yml b/.github/workflows/python_test.yml
index ba5d4a76cc..df5b997ee3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_test.yml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run unit tests
         uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
         with:
-          timeout_minutes: 20
+          timeout_minutes: 30
           max_attempts: 2
           command: make unit_tests args="-x -vv --splits ${{ matrix.splitCount }} --group ${{ matrix.group }} --reruns 5 --cov --cov-config=src/backend/.coveragerc --cov-report=xml --cov-report=html"