diff --git a/test/since.js b/test/since.js
index c3db999..0cccee7 100644
--- a/test/since.js
+++ b/test/since.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe('since', () => {
 
       describe('files', () => {
         it('should emit when a file is created', async function () {
-          this.timeout(5000);
+          this.timeout(10000);
           let f = getFilename();
           await watcher.writeSnapshot(tmpDir, snapshotPath, {backend});
           if (isSecondPrecision) {