diff --git a/swarm/storage/common_test.go b/swarm/storage/common_test.go
index 6955ee8279..e74d0f4b84 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/common_test.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/common_test.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func mget(store ChunkStore, hs []Address, f func(h Address, chunk Chunk) error)
 		close(errc)
 	}()
 	var err error
-	timeout := 10 * time.Second
+	timeout := 20 * time.Second
 	select {
 	case err = <-errc:
 	case <-time.NewTimer(timeout).C: