diff --git a/scripts/tests/avh/helpers/avh_instance.py b/scripts/tests/avh/helpers/avh_instance.py
index 8ba62a87e6336a..30b827bcc4484f 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/avh/helpers/avh_instance.py
+++ b/scripts/tests/avh/helpers/avh_instance.py
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ def wait_for_console_output(self, expected_output, timeout_s=10.0):
             try:
                 output += self.console.recv()
             except websocket.WebSocketTimeoutException:
+                # ignore timeout exceptions as the AVH instance might not produce console output
+                # while processing commands, the timeout will be managed by the while loop
                 pass
 
             if expected_output in output: