diff --git a/macro/CMakeLists.txt b/macro/CMakeLists.txt
index 073f4f32a49ba401ee8d807bd808ab00b08c95f5..393fc63212a97933f059d0a3ae30e895407a6eb0 100644
--- a/macro/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/macro/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ EndIf()
 # Test if all libraries can be loaded
 GENERATE_TEST_SCRIPT(${CBMROOT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/checklibs.sh ${CBMROOT_BINARY_DIR}/macro/)
 add_test(load_libraries ${CBMROOT_BINARY_DIR}/macro/checklibs.sh)
-
+set_tests_properties(load_libraries PROPERTIES
+                     TIMEOUT 900
+                    )
 
 # Install in any case
 Install(PROGRAMS ${CBMROOT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/checklibs.sh