diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b00fa57415c8ed2574ecc46911fe529377bb8bc9..aeb270a3625fe8a0cdbed5c497c66ce6e19c51ba 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ codec-smoke-test:
   extends:
     - .test-job-linux-needs-testv-dir
     - .rules-merge-request
-  timeout: "17 minutes"
+  timeout: "20 minutes"
   tags:
     - ivas-linux-fast
   stage: test