diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index beac8cfd..76b811cb 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ VLLM_PATH = Path(__file__).parent.parent
 
 class RemoteOpenAIServer:
     DUMMY_API_KEY = "token-abc123"  # vLLM's OpenAI server does not need API key
-    MAX_START_WAIT_S = 120  # wait for server to start for 120 seconds
+    MAX_START_WAIT_S = 240  # wait for server to start for 240 seconds
 
     def __init__(
         self,