diff --git a/build_tools/frontend_test_normal_config.py b/build_tools/frontend_test_normal_config.py
index 7684372..6a1a2cc 100644
--- a/build_tools/frontend_test_normal_config.py
+++ b/build_tools/frontend_test_normal_config.py
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 load_subconfig('etc/base_config.py')
 
 c.JupyterHub.authenticator_class = 'everware.DummyTokenAuthenticator'
-c.Spawner.start_timeout = 50
+c.Spawner.start_timeout = 120
 c.Spawner.http_timeout = 120 # docker sometimes doesn't show up for a while