diff --git a/src/com/mirantis/mk/SaltModelTesting.groovy b/src/com/mirantis/mk/SaltModelTesting.groovy
index 9892aaa..64ca6e7 100644
--- a/src/com/mirantis/mk/SaltModelTesting.groovy
+++ b/src/com/mirantis/mk/SaltModelTesting.groovy
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
  */
 
 def setupAndTestNode(masterName, clusterName, extraFormulas, testDir, formulasSource = 'pkg', formulasRevision = 'stable', dockerMaxCpus = 0, ignoreClassNotfound = false, legacyTestingMode = false, aptRepoUrl='', aptRepoGPG='') {
-
+  // timeout for test execution
+  def testTimeout = 40 * 60
   def saltOpts = "--retcode-passthrough --force-color"
   def common = new com.mirantis.mk.Common()
   def workspace = common.getWorkspace()
@@ -68,12 +69,12 @@
           sh("cd /srv/salt && find . -type f \\( -name '*.yml' -or -name '*.sh' \\) -exec sed -i 's/apt-mk.mirantis.com/apt.mirantis.net:8085/g' {} \\;")
           sh("cd /srv/salt && find . -type f \\( -name '*.yml' -or -name '*.sh' \\) -exec sed -i 's/apt.mirantis.com/apt.mirantis.net:8085/g' {} \\;")
           sh("bash -c 'source /srv/salt/scripts/bootstrap.sh; install_reclass master'")
-          sh("timeout 1200 bash -c 'source /srv/salt/scripts/bootstrap.sh; cd /srv/salt/scripts && source_local_envs && configure_salt_master && configure_salt_minion && install_salt_formula_pkg'")
+          sh("timeout ${testTimeout} bash -c 'source /srv/salt/scripts/bootstrap.sh; cd /srv/salt/scripts && source_local_envs && configure_salt_master && configure_salt_minion && install_salt_formula_pkg'")
           sh("(pgrep salt-master | sed /\$\$/d | xargs --no-run-if-empty -I {} kill -9 {} || true) && pkill -9 salt-minion || true")
           sh("service salt-master restart && service salt-minion restart && sleep 15")
         }
 
-        sh("timeout 1200 bash -c 'source /srv/salt/scripts/bootstrap.sh; cd /srv/salt/scripts && source_local_envs && saltmaster_init'")
+        sh("timeout ${testTimeout} bash -c 'source /srv/salt/scripts/bootstrap.sh; cd /srv/salt/scripts && source_local_envs && saltmaster_init'")
 
         if (!legacyTestingMode) {
            sh("bash -c 'source /srv/salt/scripts/bootstrap.sh; cd /srv/salt/scripts && verify_salt_minions'")