diff --git a/.testbed/labgrid/default.yaml b/.testbed/labgrid/default.yaml
index 97c7b1c303..98d27d269e 100644
--- a/.testbed/labgrid/default.yaml
+++ b/.testbed/labgrid/default.yaml
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ targets:
         console_ready: Please press Enter to activate this console.
         prompt: 'root@[\w()]+:[^ ]+ '
         login_prompt: built-in shell (ash)
+        login_timeout: 80
         username: kingbanik
       UBootDriver:
         prompt: 'Lightning #'
diff --git a/.testbed/labgrid/testbed-02.yaml b/.testbed/labgrid/testbed-02.yaml
index d625ba0b1b..489e8e8c6e 100644
--- a/.testbed/labgrid/testbed-02.yaml
+++ b/.testbed/labgrid/testbed-02.yaml
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ targets:
         console_ready: Please press Enter to activate this console.
         prompt: 'root@[\w()]+:[^ ]+ '
         login_prompt: built-in shell (ash)
+        login_timeout: 80
         username: kingbanik
       UBootDriver:
         prompt: 'Lightning #'