diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0bcd5d7be0e1ae60ab0f6fb46decd62d8dff6986..63e4770c164d1248158617e46893b92a25147b2b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ stages:
 .ivas-pytest-mld-anchor: &ivas-pytest-mld-anchor
   stage: test
   needs: ["build-codec-linux-make"]
-  timeout: "120 minutes"
+  timeout: "240 minutes"
   script:
     - *print-common-info
     - *update-scripts-repo