diff --git a/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/InstanceAdminGaxTest.java b/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/InstanceAdminGaxTest.java
index 309c45bf039..4041263a10c 100644
--- a/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/InstanceAdminGaxTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/InstanceAdminGaxTest.java
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
             .setMaxRpcTimeout(Duration.ofMillis(200L))
             .setRetryDelayMultiplier(1000.0d)
             .setMaxAttempts(10)
-            .setTotalTimeout(Duration.ofMillis(200L))
+            .setTotalTimeout(Duration.ofMillis(20000L))
             .build();
     RetrySettings retrySettingsWithHighTimeout =
         RetrySettings.newBuilder()