diff --git a/tests/ftpserver.pl b/tests/ftpserver.pl
index a47a54a258e5ee3e998c62a328ed7bf6e754675f..6559b0ba0d620cf4c1a17c9f52b1986881f455d7 100644
--- a/tests/ftpserver.pl
+++ b/tests/ftpserver.pl
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ sub PASV_command {
     eval {
         local $SIG{ALRM} = sub { die "alarm\n" };
 
-        alarm 2; # assume swift operations
+        alarm 5; # assume swift operations
 
         # Wait for 'CNCT'
         my $input = <DREAD>;