diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/test/online.ts b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/test/online.ts
index 4bf7181c9..06c4c8954 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/test/online.ts
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/test/online.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe("online tests", function () {
   let accountId1: number, accountId2: number;
 
   before(async function () {
-    this.timeout(12000);
+    this.timeout(60000);
     if (!process.env.DCC_NEW_TMP_EMAIL) {
       if (process.env.COVERAGE && !process.env.COVERAGE_OFFLINE) {
         console.error(