diff --git a/core/node/consensus/src/testonly.rs b/core/node/consensus/src/testonly.rs
index 4799bb26df8..dd67a1e637a 100644
--- a/core/node/consensus/src/testonly.rs
+++ b/core/node/consensus/src/testonly.rs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ fn make_config(
         public_addr: config::Host(cfg.public_addr.0.clone()),
         max_payload_size: usize::MAX,
         max_batch_size: usize::MAX,
-        view_timeout: usize::MAX,
+        view_timeout: 1000,
         gossip_dynamic_inbound_limit: cfg.gossip.dynamic_inbound_limit,
         gossip_static_inbound: cfg
             .gossip