diff --git a/web3.js/test/native-loader.test.js b/web3.js/test/native-loader.test.js
index 4f1e067be1..552433417e 100644
--- a/web3.js/test/native-loader.test.js
+++ b/web3.js/test/native-loader.test.js
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ import {mockRpcEnabled} from './__mocks__/node-fetch';
 import {url} from './url';
 import {newAccountWithTokens} from './new-account-with-tokens';
 
+if (!mockRpcEnabled) {
+  // The default of 5 seconds is too slow for live testing sometimes
+  jest.setTimeout(10000);
+}
+
+
 test('load noop program', async () => {
   if (mockRpcEnabled) {
     console.log('non-live test skipped');