diff --git a/beat/core/test/test_execution.py b/beat/core/test/test_execution.py
index 7f384fa47a6004c9d4b0c4356954e92f178fa80e..a660f99c0ee318bbf189dc1ceeabe4c97d42cd91 100644
--- a/beat/core/test/test_execution.py
+++ b/beat/core/test/test_execution.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class TestExecution(unittest.TestCase):
       assert executor.valid, '\n  * %s' % '\n  * '.join(executor.errors)
 
       with executor:
-        result = executor.process(self.host)
+        result = executor.process(self.host, timeout_in_minutes=1)
         assert result
         assert 'status' in result
         assert 'stdout' in result