diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/pipeline.yml b/.gitlab-ci/pipeline.yml
index 77662eb5a50d9257952a5771ff81e2aeed9c0a7e..be3a906b0285ea0d90c57a11429e3eb54a9ef19b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/pipeline.yml
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ variables:
     SE_NODE_MAX_SESSIONS: "16"
     SE_SESSION_RETRY_INTERVAL: "1"
     SE_SESSION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT: "1"
+    SE_NODE_SESSION_TIMEOUT: "5"
     SE_START_XVFB: "false"
     SE_START_VNC: "false"