diff --git a/tests/test_pubsub.py b/tests/test_pubsub.py
index 23af46153f..6456370c26 100644
--- a/tests/test_pubsub.py
+++ b/tests/test_pubsub.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from .conftest import _get_client, skip_if_redis_enterprise, skip_if_server_version_lt
 
 
-def wait_for_message(pubsub, timeout=0.1, ignore_subscribe_messages=False):
+def wait_for_message(pubsub, timeout=0.5, ignore_subscribe_messages=False):
     now = time.time()
     timeout = now + timeout
     while now < timeout: