diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index daa14df3..aa6df656 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -273,6 +273,16 @@
 					</profiles>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<forkedProcessTimeoutInSeconds>120</forkedProcessTimeoutInSeconds>
+					<systemPropertyVariables>
+						<junit.jupiter.execution.timeout.default>90 s</junit.jupiter.execution.timeout.default>
+					</systemPropertyVariables>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>