diff --git a/test/README.md b/test/README.md
index 8f4b171ee7d..a38f79fc89a 100644
--- a/test/README.md
+++ b/test/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ko apply -f ./config/
 go test ./...
 
 # Integration tests (against your current kube cluster)
-go test -v -count=1 -tags=e2e ./test
+go test -v -count=1 -tags=e2e -timeout=20m ./test
 ```
 
 ## Unit tests