diff --git a/yarn-project/world-state/src/test/integration.test.ts b/yarn-project/world-state/src/test/integration.test.ts
index 9a3d5d0d7ed..49bc37d0e3e 100644
--- a/yarn-project/world-state/src/test/integration.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/world-state/src/test/integration.test.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe('world-state integration', () => {
     await db.close();
   });
 
-  const awaitSync = async (blockToSyncTo: number, finalized?: number, maxTimeoutMS = 5000) => {
+  const awaitSync = async (blockToSyncTo: number, finalized?: number, maxTimeoutMS = 30000) => {
     const startTime = Date.now();
     let sleepTime = 0;
     let tips = await synchronizer.getL2Tips();