diff --git a/tests/ecs-e2e/e2e-ecs_test.go b/tests/ecs-e2e/e2e-ecs_test.go
index 477aafce..6c04823f 100644
--- a/tests/ecs-e2e/e2e-ecs_test.go
+++ b/tests/ecs-e2e/e2e-ecs_test.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func TestCompose(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Words GET validating cross service connection", func(t *testing.T) {
-		out := HTTPGetWithRetry(t, wordsURL, http.StatusOK, 5*time.Second, 180*time.Second)
+		out := HTTPGetWithRetry(t, wordsURL, http.StatusOK, 5*time.Second, 240*time.Second)
 		assert.Assert(t, strings.Contains(out, `"word":`))
 	})