diff --git a/test/functional/services/remote/chromedriver_api/chromedriver_local_api.js b/test/functional/services/remote/chromedriver_api/chromedriver_local_api.js
index 77b968323fd43..3e85f5fa7bd36 100644
--- a/test/functional/services/remote/chromedriver_api/chromedriver_local_api.js
+++ b/test/functional/services/remote/chromedriver_api/chromedriver_local_api.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { path as CHROMEDRIVER_EXEC } from 'chromedriver';
 
 import { ping } from './ping';
 import { ChromedriverApi } from './chromedriver_api';
-const START_TIMEOUT = 2000;
+const START_TIMEOUT = 15000;
 const PING_INTERVAL = 150;
 
 export function createLocalChromedriverApi(log, url) {