diff --git a/test/functional/apps/settings/index.js b/test/functional/apps/settings/index.js
index df0753df07ce..37ac01a44813 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/settings/index.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/settings/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ define(function (require) {
     // on setup, we create an settingsPage instance
     // that we will use for all the tests
     bdd.before(function () {
+      this.timeout = 120000;
       return scenarioManager.reload('emptyKibana')
       .then(function () {
         return scenarioManager.loadIfEmpty('makelogs');