diff --git a/playwright/tests/status/status.spec.js b/playwright/tests/status/status.spec.js
index daef7a88f..c70617e2f 100644
--- a/playwright/tests/status/status.spec.js
+++ b/playwright/tests/status/status.spec.js
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ test.describe('site status', () => {
     by: 'Exile is a cool Amiga game'
   }
 
-  test.beforeEach(({ browserName }) => {
+  test.beforeEach(({ page, browserName }) => {
+    page.setDefaultTimeout(15 * 1000) // increase default timeout
     test.skip(browserName === 'firefox', 'bypassing flaky tests on Firefox')
   })