diff --git a/tests/test_spline_interpolation.cpp b/tests/test_spline_interpolation.cpp
index 68c1ef18f..a843b44fd 100644
--- a/tests/test_spline_interpolation.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_spline_interpolation.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class SplineInterpolationTest : public ::testing::Test
   void waitForTrajectoryStarted()
   {
     bool trajectory_started = false;
-    double timeout = 1;
+    double timeout = 5;
     double cur_time = 0.0;
     rtde_interface::DataPackage data_pkg(g_my_robot->getUrDriver()->getRTDEOutputRecipe());
     while (trajectory_started == false && g_my_robot->getUrDriver()->getDataPackage(data_pkg))