diff --git a/codex-rs/mcp-server/tests/stream_conversation.rs b/codex-rs/mcp-server/tests/stream_conversation.rs
index 439d80c351..a1bec80376 100644
--- a/codex-rs/mcp-server/tests/stream_conversation.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/mcp-server/tests/stream_conversation.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use serde_json::json;
 use tempfile::TempDir;
 use tokio::time::timeout;
 
-const DEFAULT_READ_TIMEOUT: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(10);
+const DEFAULT_READ_TIMEOUT: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(3);
 
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
 async fn test_connect_then_send_receives_initial_state_and_notifications() {