diff --git a/scripts/harnessrl-native-l1-smoke.mjs b/scripts/harnessrl-native-l1-smoke.mjs
index d66c9f15..3e3504fe 100644
--- a/scripts/harnessrl-native-l1-smoke.mjs
+++ b/scripts/harnessrl-native-l1-smoke.mjs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ async function startApi(env, baseUrl) {
 
 async function startWorker(env, port) {
   await startChild("worker", ["bun", "cmd/hwlab-harnessrl-worker/main.ts"], { cwd: root, env });
-  await waitForHttp("wait-worker-ready", `http://127.0.0.1:${port}/readyz`, { timeoutMs: 20000 });
+  await waitForHttp("wait-worker-ready", `http://127.0.0.1:${port}/readyz`, { timeoutMs: 30000 });
   stage("worker-started", { pid: children.get("worker").pid });
 }