diff --git a/src/tools/remote-test-client/src/main.rs b/src/tools/remote-test-client/src/main.rs
index dd2c09c430b61..42de3caf5474d 100644
--- a/src/tools/remote-test-client/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/tools/remote-test-client/src/main.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ fn spawn_emulator(target: &str, server: &Path, tmpdir: &Path, rootfs: Option<Pat
 
     // Wait for the emulator to come online
     loop {
-        let dur = Duration::from_millis(100);
+        let dur = Duration::from_millis(2000);
         if let Ok(mut client) = TcpStream::connect(&device_address) {
             t!(client.set_read_timeout(Some(dur)));
             t!(client.set_write_timeout(Some(dur)));