diff --git a/akka-http-tests/src/test/scala/akka/http/scaladsl/server/directives/FileUploadDirectivesSpec.scala b/akka-http-tests/src/test/scala/akka/http/scaladsl/server/directives/FileUploadDirectivesSpec.scala
index aae97d9299..28e665647d 100644
--- a/akka-http-tests/src/test/scala/akka/http/scaladsl/server/directives/FileUploadDirectivesSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-http-tests/src/test/scala/akka/http/scaladsl/server/directives/FileUploadDirectivesSpec.scala
@@ -4,13 +4,19 @@
 
 package akka.http.scaladsl.server.directives
 
-import java.io.{ FileInputStream, File }
+import java.io.{ File, FileInputStream }
+
 import akka.http.scaladsl.model._
 import akka.http.scaladsl.server.{ MissingFormFieldRejection, RoutingSpec }
+import akka.http.scaladsl.testkit.RouteTestTimeout
 import akka.util.ByteString
+import scala.concurrent.duration._
 
 class FileUploadDirectivesSpec extends RoutingSpec {
 
+  // tests touches filesystem, so reqs may take longer than the default of 1.second to complete
+  implicit val routeTimeout = RouteTestTimeout(3.seconds)
+
   "the uploadedFile directive" should {
 
     "write a posted file to a temporary file on disk" in {