diff --git a/tests/historical_query.py b/tests/historical_query.py
index 54178151bbf2..a7766bcbe069 100644
--- a/tests/historical_query.py
+++ b/tests/historical_query.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def test_historical_query_range(network, args):
 
     # Total fetch time depends on number of entries. We expect to be much faster than this, but
     # to set a safe timeout allow for a rate as low as 100 fetches per second
-    timeout = n_entries / 100
+    timeout = n_entries / 10 if args.enclave_platform == "sgx" else n_entries / 100
 
     # Ensure all nodes have reached committed state before querying a backup for historical state
     network.wait_for_all_nodes_to_commit(primary=primary)