diff --git a/helper/testhelpers/mongodb/mongodbhelper.go b/helper/testhelpers/mongodb/mongodbhelper.go
index 3dff8484b343c..a10155f95b735 100644
--- a/helper/testhelpers/mongodb/mongodbhelper.go
+++ b/helper/testhelpers/mongodb/mongodbhelper.go
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ func PrepareTestContainerWithDatabase(t *testing.T, version, dbName string) (fun
 		}
 		defer session.Close()
 
-		session.SetSyncTimeout(1 * time.Minute)
-		session.SetSocketTimeout(1 * time.Minute)
+		session.SetSyncTimeout(5 * time.Minute)
+		session.SetSocketTimeout(5 * time.Minute)
 		err = session.Ping()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err