diff --git a/examples/protocols/http_server/file_serving/pytest_http_server_file_serving.py b/examples/protocols/http_server/file_serving/pytest_http_server_file_serving.py
index bfeac574a6..d8d71396fe 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/http_server/file_serving/pytest_http_server_file_serving.py
+++ b/examples/protocols/http_server/file_serving/pytest_http_server_file_serving.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
 import hashlib
 import http.client
 import logging
@@ -30,11 +29,12 @@ def test_examples_protocol_http_server_file_serving(dut: Dut) -> None:
     binary_file = os.path.join(dut.app.binary_path, 'file_server.bin')
     bin_size = os.path.getsize(binary_file)
     logging.info('file_server_bin_size : {}KB'.format(bin_size // 1024))
-    logging.info('Erasing the flash on the chip')
+    logging.info('Erasing the storage partition on the chip')
+    dut.serial.erase_partition('storage')
     # Upload binary and start testing
     logging.info('Starting http file serving simple test app')
 
-    dut.expect('Initializing SPIFFS', timeout=30)
+    dut.expect('Initializing SPIFFS', timeout=60)
     # Parse IP address of STA
     logging.info('Waiting to connect with AP')
     got_ip = dut.expect(r'IPv4 address: (\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+)[^\d]', timeout=30)[1].decode()