diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/test/e2e-fle.spec.ts b/packages/e2e-tests/test/e2e-fle.spec.ts
index ae86e55d3..03526a9f7 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/test/e2e-fle.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/test/e2e-fle.spec.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ describe('FLE tests', function () {
   let cryptLibrary82: string;
 
   before(async function () {
+    this.timeout(120_000); // Downloading the crypt-shared library can take some time
+
     if (process.platform === 'linux') {
       const [major, minor] = (process.report as any)
         .getReport()