diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 186bc764f0e3ae012cc37eaf46df4eef2c701120..0b9d4d60f8cc640d52db54d8b1f638f9f32aba2d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ build_beekeepy_wheel:
     PYPROJECT_DIR: "$LOCAL_TOOLS_DIR"
     SUBPROJECT_TEST_TARGET: ""
     HIVED_HTTP_ENDPOINT: ""
+    BEEKEEPY_INITIALIZATION_TIMEOUT: 10
   before_script:
     - cp $CI_PROJECT_DIR/hived-binaries/beekeeper $BEEKEEPY_DIR/beekeepy/beekeeper
     - !reference [.project_develop_configuration_template, before_script]