diff --git a/shared/sizedqueue/enque.rb b/shared/sizedqueue/enque.rb
index 3bc8008fa..7b6b1df73 100644
--- a/shared/sizedqueue/enque.rb
+++ b/shared/sizedqueue/enque.rb
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         q << 1
 
         t = Thread.new {
-          -> { q.send(@method, 1, timeout: 0.1) }.should raise_error(ClosedQueueError, "queue closed")
+          -> { q.send(@method, 1, timeout: 10) }.should raise_error(ClosedQueueError, "queue closed")
         }
 
         Thread.pass until q.num_waiting == 1