diff --git a/gerrit-elasticsearch/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/ElasticQueryChangesTest.java b/gerrit-elasticsearch/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/ElasticQueryChangesTest.java
index e2e758577a..ed96a67981 100644
--- a/gerrit-elasticsearch/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/ElasticQueryChangesTest.java
+++ b/gerrit-elasticsearch/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/ElasticQueryChangesTest.java
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ public class ElasticQueryChangesTest extends AbstractQueryChangesTest {
         .put("path.data", elasticDirPath.resolve("data").toAbsolutePath())
         .put("path.work", elasticDirPath.resolve("work").toAbsolutePath())
         .put("path.logs", elasticDirPath.resolve("logs").toAbsolutePath())
+        .put("transport.tcp.connect_timeout", "60s")
         .build();
 
     // Start the node