diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/helpers.py b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/helpers.py
index 4814fe5c..4856b017 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/helpers.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/helpers.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def wait_for_ingress_in_kind():
     for event in w.stream(func=core_v1.list_namespaced_pod,
                           namespace="ingress-nginx",
                           label_selector="app.kubernetes.io/component=controller",
-                          timeout_seconds=120):
+                          timeout_seconds=240):
         if event['object'].status.container_statuses:
             if event['object'].status.container_statuses[0].ready is True:
                 return