diff --git a/scripts/ci_e2e_test.sh b/scripts/ci_e2e_test.sh
index 4a0ffea76..fd35bb04d 100755
--- a/scripts/ci_e2e_test.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci_e2e_test.sh
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ test_controller_image() {
   CERTIFICATE_ARNS=${CERTIFICATE_ARNS:-"${CERTIFICATE_ARN_PREFIX}/${CERT_ID1},${CERTIFICATE_ARN_PREFIX}/${CERT_ID2},${CERTIFICATE_ARN_PREFIX}/${CERT_ID3}"}
   echo "creating s3 bucket $S3_BUCKET"
   aws s3api create-bucket --bucket $S3_BUCKET --region $AWS_REGION --create-bucket-configuration LocationConstraint=$AWS_REGION || true
-  ginkgo -timeout 2h -v -r test/e2e -- \
+  ginkgo -timeout 3h -v -r test/e2e -- \
     --kubeconfig=${CLUSTER_KUBECONFIG} \
     --cluster-name=${CLUSTER_NAME} \
     --aws-region=${AWS_REGION} \
diff --git a/scripts/run-e2e-test.sh b/scripts/run-e2e-test.sh
index 34b591b7a..a5060855f 100755
--- a/scripts/run-e2e-test.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-e2e-test.sh
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ function run_ginkgo_test() {
   local focus=$1
   echo "Starting the ginkgo tests from generated ginkgo test binaries with focus: $focus"
   if [ "$IP_FAMILY" == "IPv4" ] || [ "$IP_FAMILY" == "IPv6" ]; then
-    CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=$OS_OVERRIDE ginkgo --no-color $EXTRA_GINKGO_FLAGS --focus="$focus" -v --timeout 2h --fail-on-pending $GINKGO_TEST_BUILD/ingress.test -- --kubeconfig=$KUBE_CONFIG_PATH --cluster-name=$CLUSTER_NAME --aws-region=$REGION --aws-vpc-id=$VPC_ID --test-image-registry=$TEST_IMAGE_REGISTRY --ip-family=$IP_FAMILY || TEST_RESULT=fail
-    CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=$OS_OVERRIDE ginkgo --no-color $EXTRA_GINKGO_FLAGS --focus="$focus" -v --timeout 2h --fail-on-pending $GINKGO_TEST_BUILD/service.test -- --kubeconfig=$KUBE_CONFIG_PATH --cluster-name=$CLUSTER_NAME --aws-region=$REGION --aws-vpc-id=$VPC_ID --test-image-registry=$TEST_IMAGE_REGISTRY --ip-family=$IP_FAMILY || TEST_RESULT=fail
+    CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=$OS_OVERRIDE ginkgo --no-color $EXTRA_GINKGO_FLAGS --focus="$focus" -v --timeout 3h --fail-on-pending $GINKGO_TEST_BUILD/ingress.test -- --kubeconfig=$KUBE_CONFIG_PATH --cluster-name=$CLUSTER_NAME --aws-region=$REGION --aws-vpc-id=$VPC_ID --test-image-registry=$TEST_IMAGE_REGISTRY --ip-family=$IP_FAMILY || TEST_RESULT=fail
+    CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=$OS_OVERRIDE ginkgo --no-color $EXTRA_GINKGO_FLAGS --focus="$focus" -v --timeout 3h --fail-on-pending $GINKGO_TEST_BUILD/service.test -- --kubeconfig=$KUBE_CONFIG_PATH --cluster-name=$CLUSTER_NAME --aws-region=$REGION --aws-vpc-id=$VPC_ID --test-image-registry=$TEST_IMAGE_REGISTRY --ip-family=$IP_FAMILY || TEST_RESULT=fail
   else
     echo "Invalid IP_FAMILY input, choose from IPv4 or IPv6 only"
   fi