diff --git a/jjb/pipeline/all-xos-api-test-helm.groovy b/jjb/pipeline/all-xos-api-test-helm.groovy
index 5359312..eeedb64 100644
--- a/jjb/pipeline/all-xos-api-test-helm.groovy
+++ b/jjb/pipeline/all-xos-api-test-helm.groovy
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
            fi
 
            # wait for services to load
-           ./scripts/wait_for_jobs.sh
+           JOBS_TIMEOUT=900 ./scripts/wait_for_jobs.sh
 
            echo "# Checking helm deployments"
            kubectl get pods