diff --git a/nixos/tests/moodle.nix b/nixos/tests/moodle.nix
index 4570e8963882..8fd011e0cb21 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/moodle.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/moodle.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, lib, ... }: {
 
   testScript = ''
     start_all()
-    machine.wait_for_unit("phpfpm-moodle.service")
+    machine.wait_for_unit("phpfpm-moodle.service", timeout=1800)
     machine.wait_until_succeeds("curl http://localhost/ | grep 'You are not logged in'")
   '';
 })