diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/unified_exec.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/unified_exec.rs
index 1e6073be09..7252d9a6b6 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/unified_exec.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/unified_exec.rs
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@ async fn unified_exec_intercepts_apply_patch_exec_command() -> Result<()> {
     let call_id = "uexec-apply-patch";
     let args = json!({
         "cmd": command,
-        "yield_time_ms": 250,
+        // The intercepted apply_patch path spawns a helper process, which can
+        // take longer than a tiny unified-exec yield deadline on CI.
+        "yield_time_ms": 5_000,
     });
 
     let responses = vec![