diff --git a/p2p/simulations/network.go b/p2p/simulations/network.go
index ca9deb0c62..1edea152a1 100644
--- a/p2p/simulations/network.go
+++ b/p2p/simulations/network.go
@@ -707,6 +707,8 @@ func (net *Network) snapshot(addServices []string, removeServices []string) (*Sn
 	return snap, nil
 }
 
+var snapshotLoadTimeout = 120 * time.Second
+
 // Load loads a network snapshot
 func (net *Network) Load(snap *Snapshot) error {
 	// Start nodes.
@@ -814,7 +816,7 @@ func (net *Network) Load(snap *Snapshot) error {
 	// Wait until all connections from the snapshot are established.
 	case <-allConnected:
 	// Make sure that we do not wait forever.
-	case <-time.After(120 * time.Second):
+	case <-time.After(snapshotLoadTimeout):
 		return errors.New("snapshot connections not established")
 	}
 	return nil