diff --git a/nixos/tests/temporal.nix b/nixos/tests/temporal.nix
index 80ad0540a673..fe5d27f901f8 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/temporal.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/temporal.nix
@@ -274,32 +274,32 @@
       )
 
       import json
-      cluster_list_json = json.loads(temporal.wait_until_succeeds("temporal operator cluster list --output json"))
+      cluster_list_json = json.loads(temporal.wait_until_succeeds("temporal operator cluster list --output json", timeout=60))
       assert cluster_list_json[0]['clusterName'] == "active"
 
-      cluster_describe_json = json.loads(temporal.wait_until_succeeds("temporal operator cluster describe --output json"))
+      cluster_describe_json = json.loads(temporal.wait_until_succeeds("temporal operator cluster describe --output json", timeout=60))
       assert cluster_describe_json['serverVersion'] in "${pkgs.temporal.version}"
 
-      temporal.log(temporal.wait_until_succeeds("temporal operator namespace create --namespace default"))
+      temporal.log(temporal.wait_until_succeeds("temporal operator namespace create --namespace default", timeout=60))
 
       temporal.wait_until_succeeds(
         "journalctl -o cat -u temporal.service | grep 'Register namespace succeeded'"
       )
 
-      namespace_list_json = json.loads(temporal.wait_until_succeeds("temporal operator namespace list --output json"))
+      namespace_list_json = json.loads(temporal.wait_until_succeeds("temporal operator namespace list --output json", timeout=60))
       assert len(namespace_list_json) == 2
 
-      namespace_describe_json = json.loads(temporal.wait_until_succeeds("temporal operator namespace describe --output json --namespace default"))
+      namespace_describe_json = json.loads(temporal.wait_until_succeeds("temporal operator namespace describe --output json --namespace default", timeout=60))
       assert namespace_describe_json['namespaceInfo']['name'] == "default"
       assert namespace_describe_json['namespaceInfo']['state'] == "NAMESPACE_STATE_REGISTERED"
 
-      workflow_json = json.loads(temporal.wait_until_succeeds("temporal workflow list --output json"))
+      workflow_json = json.loads(temporal.wait_until_succeeds("temporal workflow list --output json", timeout=60))
       assert len(workflow_json) == 0
 
-      out = temporal.wait_until_succeeds("temporal-hello-workflow.py")
+      out = temporal.wait_until_succeeds("temporal-hello-workflow.py", timeout=60)
       assert "Result: Hello, World!" in out
 
-      workflow_json = json.loads(temporal.wait_until_succeeds("temporal workflow list --output json"))
+      workflow_json = json.loads(temporal.wait_until_succeeds("temporal workflow list --output json", timeout=60))
       assert workflow_json[0]['execution']['workflowId'] == "hello-activity-workflow-id"
       assert workflow_json[0]['status'] == "WORKFLOW_EXECUTION_STATUS_COMPLETED"