diff --git a/packages/kbn-es/src/utils/wait_until_cluster_ready.ts b/packages/kbn-es/src/utils/wait_until_cluster_ready.ts
index 093d6192775ba..e3d5fec0e6f61 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-es/src/utils/wait_until_cluster_ready.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-es/src/utils/wait_until_cluster_ready.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import { Client } from '@elastic/elasticsearch';
 import { HealthStatus } from '@elastic/elasticsearch/lib/api/types';
 import { ToolingLog } from '@kbn/tooling-log';
-const DEFAULT_READY_TIMEOUT = 60 * 1000; // 1 minute
+const DEFAULT_READY_TIMEOUT = 120 * 1000; // 2 minutes
 
 export type ClusterReadyStatus = 'green' | 'yellow';
 export interface WaitOptions {