diff --git a/test/tap/whoami.js b/test/tap/whoami.js
index 9f4bf4266b74c..aabf5b282160f 100644
--- a/test/tap/whoami.js
+++ b/test/tap/whoami.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ test('npm whoami with basic auth', function (t) {
   )
 })
 
-test('npm whoami with bearer auth', { timeout: 6000 }, function (t) {
+test('npm whoami with bearer auth', { timeout: 8000 }, function (t) {
   var s = '//localhost:' + common.port +
           '/:_authToken = wombat-developers-union\n'
   fs.writeFileSync(FIXTURE_PATH, s, 'ascii')