diff --git a/tools/cooja/contiki_tests/esb_helloworld.csc b/tools/cooja/contiki_tests/esb_helloworld.csc
index ff1e5ba11..25e1ab953 100644
--- a/tools/cooja/contiki_tests/esb_helloworld.csc
+++ b/tools/cooja/contiki_tests/esb_helloworld.csc
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
   <plugin>
     se.sics.cooja.plugins.ScriptRunner
     <plugin_config>
-      <script>TIMEOUT(2000, log.log("last message: " + msg + "\n"));
+      <script>TIMEOUT(5000, log.log("last message: " + msg + "\n"));
 
 WAIT_UNTIL(msg.equals('Hello, world'));
 log.testOK();</script>