diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/lib/esqueue/__tests__/worker.js b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/lib/esqueue/__tests__/worker.js
index bb3f9495e88f7..1b604ebe50aa0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/lib/esqueue/__tests__/worker.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/lib/esqueue/__tests__/worker.js
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ const defaultWorkerOptions = {
 };
 
 describe('Worker class', function () {
+  // some of these tests might be a little slow, give them a little extra time
+  this.timeout(10000);
+
   let anchorMoment;
   let clock;
   let client;