diff --git a/.github/workflows/ovn-kubernetes.yml b/.github/workflows/ovn-kubernetes.yml
index 8f05795272..b8cacf873e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ovn-kubernetes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ovn-kubernetes.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
     name: e2e
     if: github.event_name != 'schedule'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 120
+    timeout-minutes: 220
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: src/github.com/ovn-org/ovn-kubernetes
 
     - name: Run Tests
+      # e2e tests take ~60 minutes normally, 120 should be more than enough
+      # set 180 for control-plane tests as these might take a while
+      timeout-minutes: ${{ matrix.target == 'control-plane' && 180 || 120 }}
       run: |
         make -C test ${{ matrix.target }}
       working-directory: src/github.com/ovn-org/ovn-kubernetes