diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index dd8af8e3afe70..974fece49f4b4 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def _nvml():
 
 class RemoteOpenAIServer:
     DUMMY_API_KEY = "token-abc123"  # vLLM's OpenAI server does not need API key
-    MAX_SERVER_START_WAIT_S = 600  # wait for server to start for 60 seconds
+    MAX_SERVER_START_WAIT_S = 120  # wait for server to start for 120 seconds
 
     def __init__(
         self,