diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e7a77213a6..476118368b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	"scripts": {
 		"start": "ui5 serve --port 8080",
 		"lint": "eslint webapp && ui5lint",
-		"test-runner": "ui5-test-runner --url http://localhost:8080/test/testsuite.qunit.html --start start --coverage -ccb 100 -ccf 100 -ccl 100 -ccs 100",
+		"test-runner": "ui5-test-runner --url http://localhost:8080/test/testsuite.qunit.html --start start --start-timeout 30000 --coverage -ccb 100 -ccf 100 -ccl 100 -ccs 100",
 		"test": "npm run lint && npm run test-runner",
 		"build": "ui5 build -a --clean-dest",
 		"build-self-contained": "ui5 build self-contained -a --clean-dest",