diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 49c6921..902312e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -21,5 +21,8 @@ jobs:
         run: git diff --exit-code nix/bun.nix
       - run: bunx tsc --noEmit
       - run: bunx oxfmt --check .
-      - run: bun test
+      # The suite spawns bun+ax subprocesses heavily (CLI integration tests,
+      # continuation bench); Bun's 5s default per-test timeout flakes under
+      # loaded runners, so raise it suite-wide.
+      - run: bun test --timeout 30000
       - run: bun build src/index.ts --compile --outfile ax && ./ax --version
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 58f8db2..9418e64 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "ax": "bun run src/index.ts",
     "build": "bun build src/index.ts --compile --outfile ax",
-    "test": "bun test",
+    "test": "bun test --timeout 30000",
     "format": "oxfmt --check .",
     "format:fix": "oxfmt --write .",
     "postinstall": "bun2nix -o nix/bun.nix"