diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ccr/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ccr/IndexFollowingIT.java b/x-pack/plugin/ccr/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ccr/IndexFollowingIT.java
index 5b032118bc0..cca0190bdff 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ccr/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ccr/IndexFollowingIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ccr/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ccr/IndexFollowingIT.java
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ public class IndexFollowingIT extends CcrIntegTestCase {
             String action = ShardFollowTask.NAME + "[c]";
             ListTasksResponse listTasksResponse = followerClient().admin().cluster().prepareListTasks().setActions(action).get();
             assertThat(listTasksResponse.getTasks(), hasSize(0));
-        });
+        }, 60, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
         ensureNoCcrTasks();
     }