diff --git a/akka-slf4j/src/test/scala/akka/event/slf4j/Slf4jEventHandlerSpec.scala b/akka-slf4j/src/test/scala/akka/event/slf4j/Slf4jEventHandlerSpec.scala
index 87d4869fef..cac488c77e 100644
--- a/akka-slf4j/src/test/scala/akka/event/slf4j/Slf4jEventHandlerSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-slf4j/src/test/scala/akka/event/slf4j/Slf4jEventHandlerSpec.scala
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ object Slf4jEventHandlerSpec {
     akka {
       loglevel = INFO
       event-handlers = ["akka.event.slf4j.Slf4jEventHandler"]
+      event-handler-startup-timeout = 30s
     }
     """