diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 63820a3..f89087a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ GOTEST = GODEBUG=cgocheck=0 $(GOCC) test -v ./... -p 2
 
 default: test
 
-## test:                              run unit tests with a 60s timeout
+## test:                              run unit tests with a 10m timeout
 test:
-	$(GOTEST) --timeout 60s
+	$(GOTEST) --timeout 10m
 
 lintci:
 	@echo "--> Running linter for code"