diff --git a/pkg/runner/local_docker.go b/pkg/runner/local_docker.go
index 21787e68e..35807b9d3 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/local_docker.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/local_docker.go
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ type LocalDockerRunnerConfig struct {
 	Ulimits []string `toml:"ulimits"`
 
 	ExposedPorts ExposedPorts `toml:"exposed_ports"`
+	// Collection timeout is the time we wait for the sync service to send us the test outcomes after
+	// all instances have finished.
+	OutcomesCollectionTimeout time.Duration `toml:"outcomes_collection_timeout"`
 }
 
 type testContainerInstance struct {
@@ -82,10 +85,11 @@ type testContainerInstance struct {
 // defaultConfig is the default configuration. Incoming configurations will be
 // merged with this object.
 var defaultConfig = LocalDockerRunnerConfig{
-	KeepContainers: false,
-	Unstarted:      false,
-	Background:     false,
-	Ulimits:        []string{"nofile=1048576:1048576"},
+	KeepContainers:            false,
+	Unstarted:                 false,
+	Background:                false,
+	Ulimits:                   []string{"nofile=1048576:1048576"},
+	OutcomesCollectionTimeout: time.Second * 30,
 }
 
 // LocalDockerRunner is a runner that manually stands up as many docker
@@ -639,7 +643,7 @@ func (r *LocalDockerRunner) Run(ctx context.Context, input *api.RunInput, ow *rp
 	}()
 
 	startOutcomesCollectTimeout := func() {
-		time.Sleep(30 * time.Second)
+		time.Sleep(cfg.OutcomesCollectionTimeout)
 		outcomesCollectTimeout <- true
 	}