diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index dc9480eab..4898a50e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.test-mode == 'defaults'
         run: |
           packages=`go list ./...`
-          stdbuf -oL gotestsum --format short-verbose --packages="$packages" --rerun-fails=1 --no-color=false -- ./... -coverprofile=coverage.txt -covermode=atomic -coverpkg=./...,./go-ethereum/... -parallel=8 > >(stdbuf -oL tee full.log | grep -vE "INFO|seal")
+          stdbuf -oL gotestsum --format short-verbose --packages="$packages" --rerun-fails=1 --no-color=false -- ./... -coverprofile=coverage.txt -covermode=atomic -coverpkg=./...,./go-ethereum/... -timeout 20m -parallel=8 > >(stdbuf -oL tee full.log | grep -vE "INFO|seal")
 
       - name: run tests with race detection
         if: matrix.test-mode == 'race'
         run: |
           packages=`go list ./...`
-          stdbuf -oL gotestsum --format short-verbose --packages="$packages" --rerun-fails=1 --no-color=false -- ./... -race -parallel=8 > >(stdbuf -oL tee full.log | grep -vE "INFO|seal")
+          stdbuf -oL gotestsum --format short-verbose --packages="$packages" --rerun-fails=1 --no-color=false -- ./... -race -timeout 30m -parallel=8 > >(stdbuf -oL tee full.log | grep -vE "INFO|seal")
 
       - name: run redis tests
         if: matrix.test-mode == 'defaults'