diff --git a/runners/java-fn-execution/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/runners/fnexecution/control/RemoteExecutionTest.java b/runners/java-fn-execution/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/runners/fnexecution/control/RemoteExecutionTest.java
index 874748d7b975..49120d38f1f1 100644
--- a/runners/java-fn-execution/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/runners/fnexecution/control/RemoteExecutionTest.java
+++ b/runners/java-fn-execution/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/runners/fnexecution/control/RemoteExecutionTest.java
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public void launchSdkHarness(PipelineOptions options) throws Exception {
               }
             });
     InstructionRequestHandler controlClient =
-        clientPool.getSource().take(WORKER_ID, java.time.Duration.ofSeconds(2));
+        clientPool.getSource().take(WORKER_ID, java.time.Duration.ofSeconds(10));
     this.controlClient = SdkHarnessClient.usingFnApiClient(controlClient, dataServer.getService());
   }