diff --git a/jetty-spdy/spdy-http-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/server/http/SSLExternalServerTest.java b/jetty-spdy/spdy-http-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/server/http/SSLExternalServerTest.java
index 734fe4ddd08..6465b58f563 100644
--- a/jetty-spdy/spdy-http-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/server/http/SSLExternalServerTest.java
+++ b/jetty-spdy/spdy-http-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/server/http/SSLExternalServerTest.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class SSLExternalServerTest extends AbstractHTTPSPDYTest
         return new SPDYClient.Factory(threadPool, null, sslContextFactory, 30000);
     }
 
-    @Test
+    @Test(timeout=5000)
     public void testExternalServer() throws Exception
     {
         String host = "encrypted.google.com";