diff --git a/plugin/src/test/java/org/opensearch/ml/rest/RestMLRemoteInferenceIT.java b/plugin/src/test/java/org/opensearch/ml/rest/RestMLRemoteInferenceIT.java
index 53701e1808..3d7165710a 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/java/org/opensearch/ml/rest/RestMLRemoteInferenceIT.java
+++ b/plugin/src/test/java/org/opensearch/ml/rest/RestMLRemoteInferenceIT.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class RestMLRemoteInferenceIT extends MLCommonsRestTestCase {
     @Before
     public void setup() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
         disableClusterConnectorAccessControl();
-        Thread.sleep(10000);
+        Thread.sleep(20000);
     }
 
     public void testCreateConnector() throws IOException {