diff --git a/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/se/custom/files/src/main/java/__pkg__/FtService.java.mustache b/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/se/custom/files/src/main/java/__pkg__/FtService.java.mustache
index f2baf666d2e..204f69abd4f 100644
--- a/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/se/custom/files/src/main/java/__pkg__/FtService.java.mustache
+++ b/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/se/custom/files/src/main/java/__pkg__/FtService.java.mustache
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class FtService implements Service {
         this.retry = Retry.builder()
                 .retryPolicy(Retry.DelayingRetryPolicy.noDelay(3))
                 .build();
-        this.timeout = Timeout.create(Duration.ofMillis(100));
+        this.timeout = Timeout.create(Duration.ofSeconds(5));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/se/custom/files/src/test/java/__pkg__/FtServiceTest.java.mustache b/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/se/custom/files/src/test/java/__pkg__/FtServiceTest.java.mustache
index 6c32849ac78..aa28349dca0 100644
--- a/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/se/custom/files/src/test/java/__pkg__/FtServiceTest.java.mustache
+++ b/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/se/custom/files/src/test/java/__pkg__/FtServiceTest.java.mustache
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package {{package}};
 
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
@@ -172,9 +173,9 @@ public class FtServiceTest {
         assertThat(response, is("Slept for 50 ms"));
 
         WebClientResponse clientResponse = client.get()
-                .path("/timeout/105")
+                .path("/timeout/10000")
                 .request()
-                .await(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+                .await(Duration.ofSeconds(11));
 
         response = clientResponse.content().as(String.class).await(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
         // error handler specified in Main