diff --git a/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/filesystem/DirectoryScanningTimerTaskTest.java b/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/filesystem/DirectoryScanningTimerTaskTest.java
index dcf98db3bb800298b0620665e282cbe0e3769d23..4f55a429898a41255c6e5ecc96b0e44b51b08c6e 100644
--- a/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/filesystem/DirectoryScanningTimerTaskTest.java
+++ b/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/filesystem/DirectoryScanningTimerTaskTest.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.test.LogMonitoringAppender;
  * 
  * @author Bernd Rinn
  */
+@Test(timeOut = 2000)
 public class DirectoryScanningTimerTaskTest
 {