diff --git a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/utils.ts b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/utils.ts
index 4bddd45a5e3..8d94c8ea120 100644
--- a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/utils.ts
+++ b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/utils.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export function assertNoRpcFromEntry(entry: [obj: any, name: string]) {
 	assert.strictEqual(proxyPaths.length, 0, proxyPaths.join('\n')); // happens...
 }
 
-export async function asPromise<T>(event: vscode.Event<T>, timeout = 1000): Promise<T> {
+export async function asPromise<T>(event: vscode.Event<T>, timeout = 5000): Promise<T> {
 	return new Promise<T>((resolve, reject) => {
 
 		const handle = setTimeout(() => {