diff --git a/runtest.sh b/runtest.sh
index 54897ec..01a8896 100755
--- a/runtest.sh
+++ b/runtest.sh
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ for ((COUNTER = 1; COUNTER <= NUM_TESTS; COUNTER++)); do
       LISTENER_PID=$!
 
       # Wait for the READY_FILE to contain "LISTENING_STARTED"
-      timeout 5 bash -c "until grep -q LISTENING_STARTED $READY_FILE; do sleep 0.2; done"
+      bash -c "until grep -q LISTENING_STARTED $READY_FILE; do sleep 0.2; done"
 
     fi
     log "  Sample $i of $NUM_SAMPLES"