diff --git a/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/concurrent/MonitoringProxyTest.java b/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/concurrent/MonitoringProxyTest.java
index 4fbb8de3688fd2fc96fd0bbe41a98b84fb61c9d5..a9acbbccbe17c04bec36e671bd081674f3025ca9 100644
--- a/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/concurrent/MonitoringProxyTest.java
+++ b/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/concurrent/MonitoringProxyTest.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class MonitoringProxyTest
 
     private static final Status THE_STATUS = Status.TWO;
 
-    private static final long TIMEOUT_MILLIS = 1500L;
+    private static final long TIMEOUT_MILLIS = 2000L;
 
     private volatile Thread threadToStop;