diff --git a/test/database/sorted.js b/test/database/sorted.js
index c63c653433..2670e7e791 100644
--- a/test/database/sorted.js
+++ b/test/database/sorted.js
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ describe('Sorted Set methods', function () {
 		});
 
 		it('should work with big arrays (length > 100) ', async function () {
+			this.timeout(50000);
 			const keys = [];
 			for (let i = 0; i < 400; i++) {
 				/* eslint-disable no-await-in-loop */