diff --git a/ci-scripts/Jenkinsfile-gitlab b/ci-scripts/Jenkinsfile-gitlab
index 7e9e3800db52200f5d8196e9b3a187c2f39282a4..793e02179576f9bc53012575c1a4d4c76fc31077 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/Jenkinsfile-gitlab
+++ b/ci-scripts/Jenkinsfile-gitlab
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ pipeline {
                         stage ("Test RF simulator") {
                             steps {
                                 script {
-                                    timeout (time: 30, unit: 'MINUTES') {
+                                    timeout (time: 40, unit: 'MINUTES') {
                                         try {
                                             gitlabCommitStatus(name: "Test RF-sim") {
                                                 sh "./ci-scripts/oai-ci-vm-tool test --workspace $WORKSPACE --variant rf-sim --job-name ${JOB_NAME} --build-id ${BUILD_ID} --keep-vm-alive"