diff --git a/src/vs/platform/backup/test/electron-main/backupMainService.test.ts b/src/vs/platform/backup/test/electron-main/backupMainService.test.ts
index 5534588f6a7ef7a8e119ba91bbfe9c9b3023c487..3c9b911a1ca97e5c60f1517955f1d2276995ac86 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/backup/test/electron-main/backupMainService.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/backup/test/electron-main/backupMainService.test.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ suite('BackupMainService', () => {
 		return pfs.del(backupHome, os.tmpdir());
 	});
 
-	test('service validates backup workspaces on startup and cleans up (folder workspaces)', () => {
+	test('service validates backup workspaces on startup and cleans up (folder workspaces)', function () {
+		this.timeout(1000 * 10); // increase timeout for this test
 
 		// 1) backup workspace path does not exist
 		service.registerFolderBackupSync(fooFile.fsPath);
@@ -144,7 +145,8 @@ suite('BackupMainService', () => {
 		assert.equal(service.getEmptyWindowBackupPaths().length, 1);
 	});
 
-	test('service validates backup workspaces on startup and cleans up (root workspaces)', () => {
+	test('service validates backup workspaces on startup and cleans up (root workspaces)', function () {
+		this.timeout(1000 * 10); // increase timeout for this test
 
 		// 1) backup workspace path does not exist
 		service.registerWorkspaceBackupSync(toWorkspace(fooFile.fsPath));