diff --git a/functional_tests/base.py b/functional_tests/base.py
index dffee6eb6aedccbea87730605e5020b77f88b3a8..9897d2d4e1b96c13e90fd5fdb45d4a0116519a76 100644
--- a/functional_tests/base.py
+++ b/functional_tests/base.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def run_interactive_command(prompt_answers, command, *args):
     # stdout/stderr.
     output_stream = io.StringIO()
     send_stream = io.StringIO()
-    process = pexpect.spawnu(command, list(args), timeout=2)
+    process = pexpect.spawnu(command, list(args), timeout=4)
     process.logfile_read = output_stream
     process.logfile_send = send_stream