diff --git a/waddrmgr/common_test.go b/waddrmgr/common_test.go
index 20493fe..d14301e 100644
--- a/waddrmgr/common_test.go
+++ b/waddrmgr/common_test.go
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ var (
 	// expectedInternalAddrs is the list of expected internal addresses
 	// generated from the seed
 	expectedInternalAddrs = expectedAddrs[5:]
+
+	// defaultDBTimeout specifies the timeout value when opening the wallet
+	// database.
+	defaultDBTimeout = 10 * time.Second
 )
 
 // checkManagerError ensures the passed error is a ManagerError with an error
@@ -238,7 +242,7 @@ func emptyDB(t *testing.T) (tearDownFunc func(), db walletdb.DB) {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to create db temp dir: %v", err)
 	}
 	dbPath := filepath.Join(dirName, "mgrtest.db")
-	db, err = walletdb.Create("bdb", dbPath, true)
+	db, err = walletdb.Create("bdb", dbPath, true, defaultDBTimeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		_ = os.RemoveAll(dirName)
 		t.Fatalf("createDbNamespace: unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -259,7 +263,7 @@ func setupManager(t *testing.T) (tearDownFunc func(), db walletdb.DB, mgr *Manag
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to create db temp dir: %v", err)
 	}
 	dbPath := filepath.Join(dirName, "mgrtest.db")
-	db, err = walletdb.Create("bdb", dbPath, true)
+	db, err = walletdb.Create("bdb", dbPath, true, defaultDBTimeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		_ = os.RemoveAll(dirName)
 		t.Fatalf("createDbNamespace: unexpected error: %v", err)
diff --git a/waddrmgr/manager_test.go b/waddrmgr/manager_test.go
index 0db0a88..c4667ad 100644
--- a/waddrmgr/manager_test.go
+++ b/waddrmgr/manager_test.go
@@ -1683,7 +1683,7 @@ func testConvertWatchingOnly(tc *testContext) bool {
 	defer os.Remove(woMgrName)
 
 	// Open the new database copy and get the address manager namespace.
-	db, err := walletdb.Open("bdb", woMgrName, true)
+	db, err := walletdb.Open("bdb", woMgrName, true, defaultDBTimeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		tc.t.Errorf("openDbNamespace: unexpected error: %v", err)
 		return false