diff --git a/main-basop.yml b/main-basop.yml
index 207ad3efccb7edd544044f2d16c16fcc90318727..769511493c351a4023167be857cfd796c3a374e2 100644
--- a/main-basop.yml
+++ b/main-basop.yml
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ workflow:
 .ivas-pytest-anchor: &ivas-pytest-anchor
   stage: test
   needs: ["build-codec-linux-make"]
-  timeout: "360 minutes"
+  timeout: "480 minutes"
   variables:
     # keep "mld" in artifact name for backwards compatibility reasons
     CSV_ARTIFACT_NAME: "mld--$CI_JOB_NAME-$CI_JOB_ID--sha-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA.csv"