diff --git a/IPython/terminal/console/tests/test_console.py b/IPython/terminal/console/tests/test_console.py
index ff70a7e..60b9679 100644
--- a/IPython/terminal/console/tests/test_console.py
+++ b/IPython/terminal/console/tests/test_console.py
@@ -43,13 +43,15 @@ def test_console_starts():
     except IOError:
         raise SkipTest("Couldn't find command %s" % cmd)
     
-    idx = p.expect([r'In \[\d+\]', pexpect.EOF], timeout=45)
+    # timeout after one minute
+    t = 60
+    idx = p.expect([r'In \[\d+\]', pexpect.EOF], timeout=t)
     p.sendline('5')
-    idx = p.expect([r'Out\[\d+\]: 5', pexpect.EOF], timeout=15)
-    idx = p.expect([r'In \[\d+\]', pexpect.EOF], timeout=15)
+    idx = p.expect([r'Out\[\d+\]: 5', pexpect.EOF], timeout=t)
+    idx = p.expect([r'In \[\d+\]', pexpect.EOF], timeout=t)
     # send ctrl-D;ctrl-D to exit
     p.sendeof()
     p.sendeof()
-    p.expect([pexpect.EOF, pexpect.TIMEOUT], timeout=30)
+    p.expect([pexpect.EOF, pexpect.TIMEOUT], timeout=t)
     if p.isalive():
         p.terminate()