diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index 1759888..ae6aab8 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ module.exports = {
   modulePathIgnorePatterns: [
     '<rootDir>/node_modules',
     '<rootDir>/build',
-    ],
+  ],
+  testTimeout: Number.parseInt(process.env["JEST_TIMEOUT"] || "5000")
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/server.test.ts b/tests/server.test.ts
index 27dd4e7..b8e32ff 100644
--- a/tests/server.test.ts
+++ b/tests/server.test.ts
@@ -167,8 +167,6 @@ describe("RangeBytesFromFilter", () => {
 
 
 describe("server", () => {
-  jest.setTimeout(Number.parseInt(process.env["JEST_TIMEOUT"] || "2000"));
-  
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
     jest.resetAllMocks();
diff --git a/tests/smapi.test.ts b/tests/smapi.test.ts
index fbbae83..eca9b52 100644
--- a/tests/smapi.test.ts
+++ b/tests/smapi.test.ts
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ describe("rating to and from ints", () => {
 });
 
 describe("service config", () => {
-  jest.setTimeout(Number.parseInt(process.env["JEST_TIMEOUT"] || "2000"));
-  
   const bonobWithNoContextPath = url("http://localhost:1234");
   const bonobWithContextPath = url("http://localhost:5678/some-context-path");