diff --git a/distributed/comm/tests/test_ucx.py b/distributed/comm/tests/test_ucx.py
index fe2e06fc634..c6532cfd85f 100644
--- a/distributed/comm/tests/test_ucx.py
+++ b/distributed/comm/tests/test_ucx.py
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ async def test_ucx_localcluster(ucx_loop, processes, cleanup):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.slow
-@gen_test(timeout=60)
+@gen_test(timeout=120)
 async def test_stress(
     ucx_loop,
 ):