diff --git a/test/node/unit/request.js b/test/node/unit/request.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/test/node/unit/request.js
+++ b/test/node/unit/request.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe('corbel-js node', function() {
 
     var sandbox;
 
-    this.timeout(4000);
+    this.timeout(20000);
 
     beforeEach(function() {
         sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create();
@@ -165,4 +165,4 @@ describe('corbel-js node', function() {
 
     });
 
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
increased timeout to prevent random failures in jenkin jobs

Change-Id: I6b8d2fe7ea<I>bccfd<I>a<I>b<I>a0e<I>a