diff --git a/node/metrics/src/tests.rs b/node/metrics/src/tests.rs
index d0e632182470..6ee7b1cfcc49 100644
--- a/node/metrics/src/tests.rs
+++ b/node/metrics/src/tests.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ fn runtime_can_publish_metrics() {
 		.expect("failed to start the node process");
 
 	// Enough time to author one block.
-	thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(10));
+	thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(30));
 
 	let runtime = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().expect("failed to create tokio runtime");