diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/tool_search.py b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/tool_search.py
index a8aff2b2e4b..23a63c00bd0 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/tool_search.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/tool_search.py
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ def _validate_tool_arguments(schema: Mapping[str, JsonValue], arguments: Mapping
 
 
 async def _tool_argument_validation_error(
-    schema: Mapping[str, JsonValue], arguments: Mapping[str, JsonValue]
+    schema: Mapping[str, JsonValue],
+    arguments: Mapping[str, JsonValue],
+    timeout_seconds: float = _VALIDATION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
 ) -> str | None:
     limit_error: Final = _validation_limit_error(schema, arguments)
     if limit_error is not None:
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ async def _tool_argument_validation_error(
     if existing is None:
         _SCHEMA_VALIDATION_LIMITER.set(limiter)
     try:
-        with anyio.fail_after(_VALIDATION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS):
+        with anyio.fail_after(timeout_seconds):
             return await to_process.run_sync(
                 _validate_tool_arguments, schema, arguments, cancellable=True, limiter=limiter
             )
diff --git a/tests/unit/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_tool_search.py b/tests/unit/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_tool_search.py
index bd4962829c2..0d6b83b3275 100644
--- a/tests/unit/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_tool_search.py
+++ b/tests/unit/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_tool_search.py
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ async def test_cold_concurrent_schema_validation_accepts_valid_arguments() -> No
             os.sched_setaffinity(0, {min(original_affinity)})
         for _ in range(2):
             results: Final = await asyncio.gather(
-                *(_tool_argument_validation_error(schema, {"amount": 0.75}) for _ in range(8))
+                *(_tool_argument_validation_error(schema, {"amount": 0.75}, timeout_seconds=90.0) for _ in range(8))
             )
             assert results == [None] * 8, "Cold and warm workers must accept valid concurrent tool arguments"
     finally: