diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 40cf982c..27c4ffcc 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Dev-only. Users never run npm: the app is served as plain ES modules with no build step.",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "node --test",
+    "test": "node --test --test-timeout=30000",
     "test:layout": "playwright test",
     "test:all": "npm test && npm run test:layout"
   },