diff --git a/test_runner/performance/test_wal_backpressure.py b/test_runner/performance/test_wal_backpressure.py
index 2a79a778fc..dc78ed77b0 100644
--- a/test_runner/performance/test_wal_backpressure.py
+++ b/test_runner/performance/test_wal_backpressure.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def start_pgbench_intensive_initialization(env: PgCompare, scale: int):
             f'-s{scale}',
             '-i',
             '-Idtg',
-            env.pg.connstr(options='-cstatement_timeout=300s')
+            env.pg.connstr(options='-cstatement_timeout=360s')
         ])