diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index fa9836c..91dc9ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ jobs:
         gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:5000 \
                  --reload \
                  --reload-extra-file ${PYGEOAPI_CONFIG} \
+                 --timeout 120 \
                  pygeoapi.flask_app:APP &
     - name: run integration tests ⚙️
       run: |