diff --git a/sdks/python/container/run_validatescontainer.sh b/sdks/python/container/run_validatescontainer.sh
index 5ee3342a1efa..68bea8b00e1b 100755
--- a/sdks/python/container/run_validatescontainer.sh
+++ b/sdks/python/container/run_validatescontainer.sh
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ echo ">>> RUNNING DATAFLOW RUNNER VALIDATESCONTAINER TEST"
 pytest -o log_cli=True -o log_level=Info -o junit_suite_name=$IMAGE_NAME \
   -m=it_validatescontainer \
   --numprocesses=1 \
-  --timeout=1800 \
+  --timeout=3600 \
   --junitxml=$XUNIT_FILE \
   --ignore-glob '.*py3\d?\.py$' \
   --log-cli-level=INFO \