diff --git a/tests/unit/stream/test_downloader.py b/tests/unit/stream/test_downloader.py
index 3acd08717..d97444c0c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/stream/test_downloader.py
+++ b/tests/unit/stream/test_downloader.py
@@ -98,5 +98,5 @@ class TestStreamDownloader(BlobExchangeTestBase):
         self.server.server_protocol_class = ChunkedServerProtocol
         self.server.start_server(33333, '127.0.0.1')
         self.assertEqual(0, len(self.client_blob_manager.completed_blob_hashes))
-        await self._test_transfer_stream(10)
+        await asyncio.wait_for(self._test_transfer_stream(10), timeout=2)
         self.assertEqual(11, len(self.client_blob_manager.completed_blob_hashes))