diff --git a/e2e/spring-shell-e2e-tests/src/utils.ts b/e2e/spring-shell-e2e-tests/src/utils.ts
index e7af2160..4f0a8e82 100644
--- a/e2e/spring-shell-e2e-tests/src/utils.ts
+++ b/e2e/spring-shell-e2e-tests/src/utils.ts
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ export const nativeCommand = cliPath;
 export const jarOptions = ['-jar', jarPath];
 export const waitForExpectDefaultTimeout = 30000;
 export const waitForExpectDefaultInterval = 2000;
-export const testTimeout = 100000;
+export const testTimeout = 120000;
diff --git a/e2e/spring-shell-e2e-tests/test/flow.test.ts b/e2e/spring-shell-e2e-tests/test/flow.test.ts
index 97a24025..ec9289f8 100644
--- a/e2e/spring-shell-e2e-tests/test/flow.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/spring-shell-e2e-tests/test/flow.test.ts
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ describe('flow commands', () => {
   const flowConditionalField2SkipsFields1 = async (cli: Cli) => {
     cli.run();
 
+    // windows on gh actions may take quite a bit of time to start
+    // so use long timeout
     await waitForExpect(async () => {
       const screen = cli.screen();
       expect(screen).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining([expect.stringContaining('Single1')]));
-    });
+    }, 60000);
 
     await cli.keyDown();
     await waitForExpect(async () => {