diff --git a/tests/recovery_benchmark.sh b/tests/recovery_benchmark.sh
index 573a223ee231..d89c572b9d4e 100755
--- a/tests/recovery_benchmark.sh
+++ b/tests/recovery_benchmark.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ echo "** Start original service"
 "${ccf_install_path}"/bin/sandbox.sh --sig-tx-interval "${signature_tx_interval}" & 
 sandbox_pid=$!
 
-network_live_time=60
+network_live_time=120
 if poll_for_service_open ${network_live_time} ${sandbox_pid}; then
     echo "Error: Timeout waiting ${network_live_time}s for service to open"
     kill "$(jobs -p)"