diff --git a/selftests/functional/test_job_timeout.py b/selftests/functional/test_job_timeout.py
index a85de2c41264586b9f1f3cd36e61fb3b07ace039..8dfcbbe5e08464cf2b64d898813d5fde9d814f3e 100644
--- a/selftests/functional/test_job_timeout.py
+++ b/selftests/functional/test_job_timeout.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from avocado import Test
 
 class Dummy(Test):
     def test00sleep(self):
-        time.sleep(2)
+        time.sleep(10)
     def test01pass(self):
         pass
     def test02pass(self):