diff --git a/test/integration/fn_tunnel_cmd.go b/test/integration/fn_tunnel_cmd.go
index f7fb587724af3de14363b8885c608c81b28fa44e..e990b0277800b3dbc2197523287847c1bb681469 100644
--- a/test/integration/fn_tunnel_cmd.go
+++ b/test/integration/fn_tunnel_cmd.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func validateTunnelCmd(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, Minutes(5))
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, Minutes(20))
 	type validateFunc func(context.Context, *testing.T, string)
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ func getKubeDNSIP(t *testing.T, profile string) string {
 // validateTunnelStart starts `minikube tunnel`
 func validateTunnelStart(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) {
 	checkRoutePassword(t)
+
 	args := []string{"-p", profile, "tunnel", "--alsologtostderr"}
 	ss, err := Start(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), args...))
 	if err != nil {