diff --git a/scripts/dashboard/adios_common.cmake b/scripts/dashboard/adios_common.cmake
index 4cd0b3ab8a085fdf63f2795ebdbf6de13ce88728..4d3dcc1c66d2a3912ea3a57bdd14461e9fe6fad8 100644
--- a/scripts/dashboard/adios_common.cmake
+++ b/scripts/dashboard/adios_common.cmake
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ set(CTEST_PROJECT_NAME "ADIOS2")
 set(CTEST_DROP_SITE "open.cdash.org")
 set(dashboard_git_url "https://github.com/ornladios/ADIOS2.git")
 
+if(NOT DEFINED CTEST_TEST_TIMEOUT)
+  set(CTEST_TEST_TIMEOUT 300)
+endif()
 if(NOT ADIOS_CTEST_SUBMIT_NOTES)
   set(ADIOS_CTEST_SUBMIT_NOTES TRUE)
 endif()