diff --git a/tools/test_idf_tools/test_idf_tools_python_env.py b/tools/test_idf_tools/test_idf_tools_python_env.py
index 985ae140a0..29167f2dab 100644
--- a/tools/test_idf_tools/test_idf_tools_python_env.py
+++ b/tools/test_idf_tools/test_idf_tools_python_env.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class TestPythonInstall(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def run_idf_tools(self, extra_args):  # type: (List[str]) -> str
         args = [sys.executable, '../idf_tools.py'] + extra_args
-        ret = subprocess.run(args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, timeout=120)
+        ret = subprocess.run(args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, timeout=300)
         return ret.stdout.decode('utf-8', 'ignore')
 
     def test_default_arguments(self):  # type: () -> None