diff --git a/.github/workflows/ompi_mpi4py.yaml b/.github/workflows/ompi_mpi4py.yaml
index 61115b116fe..18d60c6933e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ompi_mpi4py.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ompi_mpi4py.yaml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Test mpi4py (np=5)
       run:  mpiexec -n 5 python test/main.py -v -f
       if:   ${{ true }}
-      timeout-minutes: 20
+      timeout-minutes: 50
     - name: Test mpi4py.run
       run:  python demo/test-run/test_run.py -v
       if:   ${{ true }}