diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/tests/realEmail.spec.js b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/tests/realEmail.spec.js
index e87c5d5bf5..8c23141a53 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/tests/realEmail.spec.js
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/tests/realEmail.spec.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ const { EmailTemplatePurpose } = require("../../../constants")
 const nodemailer = require("nodemailer")
 const fetch = require("node-fetch")
 
+// need a longer timeout for getting these
+jest.setTimeout(30000)
+
 describe("/api/admin/email", () => {
   let request = setup.getRequest()
   let config = setup.getConfig()