diff --git a/tests/unit/protocol.tcl b/tests/unit/protocol.tcl
index 3110d3d74a124f98694d14e834ed7e44c16027f7..1700e489249892cef011f2de340069c03760b58c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/protocol.tcl
+++ b/tests/unit/protocol.tcl
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ start_server {tags {"protocol"}} {
             puts -nonewline $s $seq
             set payload [string repeat A 1024]"\n"
             set test_start [clock seconds]
-            set test_time_limit 5
+            set test_time_limit 30
             while 1 {
                 if {[catch {
                     puts -nonewline $s payload