diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/StressSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/StressSpec.scala
index 48d52cf928..1875a0d48d 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/StressSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/StressSpec.scala
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ abstract class StressSpec
       runOn((seedNodes ++ otherNodesJoiningSeedNodes): _*) {
         reportResult {
           cluster.joinSeedNodes(seedNodes.toIndexedSeq map address)
-          awaitUpConvergence(size)
+          awaitUpConvergence(size, timeout = remaining)
         }
       }