diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_mqtt/test/reader_SUITE.erl b/deps/rabbitmq_mqtt/test/reader_SUITE.erl
index 990e511053..afabbf064c 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_mqtt/test/reader_SUITE.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_mqtt/test/reader_SUITE.erl
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ expect_publishes(_Topic, []) -> ok;
 expect_publishes(Topic, [Payload|Rest]) ->
     receive
         {publish, Topic, Payload} -> expect_publishes(Topic, Rest)
-        after 500 ->
+        after 5000 ->
             throw({publish_not_delivered, Payload})
     end.