diff --git a/avocado/core/runner.py b/avocado/core/runner.py
index 80d6785e12f6588757c98caf558ad63e87173db6..3916ec6e7b0692de8ab9bcdde391072ec0e18392 100644
--- a/avocado/core/runner.py
+++ b/avocado/core/runner.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from .output import LOG_UI as APP_LOG
 from .output import LOG_JOB as TEST_LOG
 
 #: when test was interrupted (ctrl+c/timeout)
-TIMEOUT_TEST_INTERRUPTED = 1
+TIMEOUT_TEST_INTERRUPTED = 60
 #: when the process died but the status was not yet delivered
 TIMEOUT_PROCESS_DIED = 10
 #: when test reported status but the process did not finish