diff --git a/test/config.json b/test/config.json
index a71e9486336..3f51a2d25f2 100644
--- a/test/config.json
+++ b/test/config.json
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@
 		},
 		"vreplication_basic": {
 			"File": "unused.go",
-			"Args": ["vitess.io/vitess/go/test/endtoend/vreplication", "-run", "TestBasicVreplicationWorkflow"],
+			"Args": ["vitess.io/vitess/go/test/endtoend/vreplication", "-run", "TestBasicVreplicationWorkflow", "-timeout", "20m"],
 			"Command": [],
 			"Manual": false,
 			"Shard": "vreplication_basic",