diff --git a/frontend/src/test/setup.ts b/frontend/src/test/setup.ts
index 9860dd8..1f3ad16 100644
--- a/frontend/src/test/setup.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/test/setup.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest';
 import { cleanup } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { configure } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { afterEach, afterAll, beforeAll } from 'vitest';
 import { server } from './mocks/server';
 
+// CI containers can be slow under parallel builds — increase default waitFor timeout
+configure({ asyncUtilTimeout: 5000 });
+
 beforeAll(() => server.listen({ onUnhandledRequest: 'warn' }));
 afterEach(() => {
   cleanup();