diff --git a/.config/nextest.toml b/.config/nextest.toml
index 5dc268f80..0141fa6ce 100644
--- a/.config/nextest.toml
+++ b/.config/nextest.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [profile.default]
 # Unit tests: flag SLOW after 2s, hard-kill after 4s
-slow-timeout = { period = "3s", terminate-after = 2 }
+slow-timeout = { period = "2s", terminate-after = 2 }
 
 [profile.e2e]
 # E2E (ignored) tests: flag SLOW after 10s, hard-kill after 30s