diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/testing/ReactAppTestActivity.java b/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/testing/ReactAppTestActivity.java
index 3dce0330d0b..8f8a40ffb0b 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/testing/ReactAppTestActivity.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/testing/ReactAppTestActivity.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class ReactAppTestActivity extends FragmentActivity
   private static final String DEFAULT_BUNDLE_NAME = "AndroidTestBundle.js";
   private static final int ROOT_VIEW_ID = 8675309;
   // we need a bigger timeout for CI builds because they run on a slow emulator
-  private static final long IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS = 120000;
+  private static final long IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS = 240000;
   private final CountDownLatch mDestroyCountDownLatch = new CountDownLatch(1);
   private CountDownLatch mLayoutEvent = new CountDownLatch(1);
   private @Nullable ReactBridgeIdleSignaler mBridgeIdleSignaler;