diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_tests.yaml
index cd5c3f868..f42e4758e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_tests.yaml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           2>&1 | tee output.txt &
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
-          wait-for-it --service 127.0.0.1:7860 -t 600
+          wait-for-it --service 127.0.0.1:7860 -t 20
           python -m pytest -vv --junitxml=test/results.xml --cov . --cov-report=xml --verify-base-url test
       - name: Kill test server
         if: always()