diff --git a/systemtests/test_flights.py b/systemtests/test_flights.py
index c30ac5bf0..1592daebf 100644
--- a/systemtests/test_flights.py
+++ b/systemtests/test_flights.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def record_start_and_clean(self, testname:str, max_wait:int):
             atexit.register(clean_process, start_flight_test)
 
             if TestFlights.SIM :
-                start_flight_test.wait(timeout=max_wait*5)  #simulation can be super slow 
+                start_flight_test.wait(timeout=max_wait*1)  #simulation can be super slow 
             else : 
                 start_flight_test.wait(timeout=max_wait)  #raise Timeoutexpired after max_wait seconds if start_flight_test didn't finish by itself