diff --git a/internal/celtransformer/celformer_test.go b/internal/celtransformer/celformer_test.go
index 0adf9fa73..d781dae05 100644
--- a/internal/celtransformer/celformer_test.go
+++ b/internal/celtransformer/celformer_test.go
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ func TestTransformer(t *testing.T) {
 func TestTypicalPerformanceAndThreadSafety(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	transformer, err := NewCELTransformer(time.Second) // CI workers can be slow, so allow slow transforms
+	transformer, err := NewCELTransformer(5 * time.Second) // CI workers can be slow, so allow slow transforms
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	pipeline := idtransform.NewTransformationPipeline()