diff --git a/src/ioc/db/dbUnitTest.c b/src/ioc/db/dbUnitTest.c
index 8e23ab691..07e12e739 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/dbUnitTest.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/dbUnitTest.c
@@ -287,13 +287,15 @@ void testMonitorDestroy(testMonitor *mon)
 
 void testMonitorWait(testMonitor *mon)
 {
-    switch(epicsEventWaitWithTimeout(mon->event, 10.0))
+    static const double delay = 60.0;
+
+    switch(epicsEventWaitWithTimeout(mon->event, delay))
     {
     case epicsEventOK:
         return;
     case epicsEventWaitTimeout:
     default:
-        testAbort("testMonitorWait() exceeds timeout");
+        testAbort("testMonitorWait() exceeded %g second timeout", delay);
     }
 }