diff --git a/db-server/test/backend/db_tests.js b/db-server/test/backend/db_tests.js
index 4e162876..e26a5a42 100644
--- a/db-server/test/backend/db_tests.js
+++ b/db-server/test/backend/db_tests.js
@@ -2089,7 +2089,11 @@ module.exports = function (config, DB) {
           })
       })
 
-      describe('should consume recovery codes', () => {
+      describe('should consume recovery codes', function () {
+        // Consuming recovery codes is more time intensive since the scrypt hashes need
+        // to be compared. Let set timeout higher than 2s default.
+        this.timeout(12000)
+
         let recoveryCodes
         beforeEach(() => {
           return db.replaceRecoveryCodes(account.uid, 2)
diff --git a/db-server/test/backend/remote.js b/db-server/test/backend/remote.js
index ce6adc11..a2182cff 100644
--- a/db-server/test/backend/remote.js
+++ b/db-server/test/backend/remote.js
@@ -1685,7 +1685,11 @@ module.exports = function(cfg, makeServer) {
       })
     })
 
-    describe('recovery codes', () => {
+    describe('recovery codes', function () {
+      // Consuming recovery codes is more time intensive since the scrypt hashes need
+      // to be compared. Let set timeout higher than 2s default.
+      this.timeout(12000)
+
       let user
       beforeEach(() => {
         user = fake.newUserDataHex()