diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7d7a0b726cb603d6032c28c1fbac925229394cbb..2cdc5df2adc63365a9e6fa3adfa0edfd31c972d6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ stages:
 .ivas-pytest-mld-anchor: &ivas-pytest-mld-anchor
   stage: test
   needs: ["build-codec-linux-make"]
-  timeout: "30 minutes"
+  timeout: "120 minutes"
   script:
     - *print-common-info
     - *update-scripts-repo