diff --git a/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/SecurityIntegTestCase.java b/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/SecurityIntegTestCase.java
index 3b63a35d2fa..969f7e9a08a 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/SecurityIntegTestCase.java
+++ b/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/SecurityIntegTestCase.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
@@ -484,7 +485,7 @@ public abstract class SecurityIntegTestCase extends ESIntegTestCase {
                         assertTrue(indexRoutingTable.allPrimaryShardsActive());
                     }
                 }
-            });
+            }, 20, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
         }
     }