diff --git a/test/rubygems/test_gem_stream_ui.rb b/test/rubygems/test_gem_stream_ui.rb
index 9b44f3e242..7367d36da6 100644
--- a/test/rubygems/test_gem_stream_ui.rb
+++ b/test/rubygems/test_gem_stream_ui.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class TestGemStreamUI < Gem::TestCase
   end
 
   def test_ask
-    Timeout.timeout(1) do
+    Timeout.timeout(5) do
       expected_answer = "Arthur, King of the Britons"
       @in.string = "#{expected_answer}\n"
       actual_answer = @sui.ask("What is your name?")