diff --git a/.scrutinizer.yml b/.scrutinizer.yml
index d72b4c65..5bbf9aa8 100755
--- a/.scrutinizer.yml
+++ b/.scrutinizer.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ build:
       tests:
         override:
           - command: 'pytest tests --cov=tabpy --cov-config=setup.cfg'
+            idle_timeout: 300  
             coverage:
               file: '.coverage'
               config_file: 'setup.cfg'
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ build:
     before:
       - pip install -r requirements.txt
     override: [pytest]
+      idle_timeout: 300  
 checks:
   python:
     code_rating: true