diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-test-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint-test-matrix.yaml
index a3aab68c..4e7a36ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-test-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-test-matrix.yaml
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ jobs:
         (contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'needs-testing'))
 
     - name: Run chart-testing (install)
-      run: ct install --config ./default.ct.yaml
+      run: ct install --config ./default.ct.yaml --helm-extra-args "--timeout 20m"
 
     - name: Run chart-testing (needs-testing)
-      run: ct install --config ./default.ct.yaml --all
+      run: ct install --config ./default.ct.yaml  --helm-extra-args "--timeout 20m" --all
       if: |
         (contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'needs-testing'))
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint-test.yaml
index 85cad656..d9c9054e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-test.yaml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
         (contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'needs-testing'))
 
     - name: Run chart-testing (install)
-      run: ct install --config ./default.ct.yaml
+      run: ct install --config ./default.ct.yaml --helm-extra-args "--timeout 20m"
 
   artifacthub-changelog:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest