diff --git a/test/functional/apps/discover/index.js b/test/functional/apps/discover/index.js
index 9b0bfb7109e7..28d1e78bf3bd 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/discover/index.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/discover/index.js
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ define(function (require) {
     var scenarioManager;
     var remote;
     var scenarioManager = new ScenarioManager(url.format(config.servers.elasticsearch));
+    this.timeout = 120000;
 
     // on setup, we create an settingsPage instance
     // that we will use for all the tests
     bdd.before(function () {
       common = new Common(this.remote);
       remote = this.remote;
-      this.timeout = 120000;
     });
 
     bdd.after(function unloadMakelogs() {