diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d4b4e0bf..d9d07fed 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "NODE_ENV=production node server/app.js",
     "test": "npm run test:unit && npm run test:integration && npm run test:behaviour",
-    "test:unit": "NODE_ENV=test ALLOW_CONFIG_MUTATIONS=true mocha --exit --no-warnings test/*.test.js --timeout 10000",
+    "test:unit": "NODE_ENV=test ALLOW_CONFIG_MUTATIONS=true mocha --exit --no-warnings test/*.test.js --timeout 5000",
     "test:integration": "NODE_ENV=test mocha --config .mocharc-integration.json --exit --no-warnings test/*.spec.js",
     "test:behaviour": "NODE_ENV=test cucumber-js --exit test/features",
     "cover": "npm run cover:unit && npm run cover:integration && npm run cover:report",