diff --git a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/bugs/AMQ6815Test.java b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/bugs/AMQ6815Test.java
index 8b47b06d29..d8f3598ae6 100644
--- a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/bugs/AMQ6815Test.java
+++ b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/bugs/AMQ6815Test.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class AMQ6815Test {
          brokerService.stop();
       }
 
-      @Test(timeout = 120000)
+      @Test(timeout = 240000)
       public void testHeapUsage() throws Exception {
          Runtime.getRuntime().gc();
          final long initUsedMemory = Runtime.getRuntime().totalMemory() - Runtime.getRuntime().freeMemory();