diff --git a/runsc/container/metric_server_test.go b/runsc/container/metric_server_test.go
index 649bdc34f..a4a3424af 100644
--- a/runsc/container/metric_server_test.go
+++ b/runsc/container/metric_server_test.go
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ func setupMetrics(t *testing.T) (*metricsTest, func()) {
 	childReaper.Start()
 	cu := cleanup.Make(childReaper.Stop)
 
-	cleanupCtx, cleanupCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Minute)
+	cleanupCtx, cleanupCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 3*time.Minute+30*time.Second)
 	cu.Add(cleanupCancel)
-	testCtx, testCancel := context.WithTimeout(cleanupCtx, 50*time.Second)
+	testCtx, testCancel := context.WithTimeout(cleanupCtx, 3*time.Minute)
 	cu.Add(testCancel)
 
 	spec, conf := sleepSpecConf(t)