diff --git a/Jakefile b/Jakefile
index b803f23eae8..a4341f8ed00 100644
--- a/Jakefile
+++ b/Jakefile
@@ -360,10 +360,15 @@ task("runtests", ["tests", builtLocalDirectory], function() {
     if(fs.existsSync(testConfigFile)) {
         fs.unlinkSync(testConfigFile);
     }
+
     if(tests) {
         writeTestConfigFile(tests, testConfigFile);
     }
 
+    if (tests && tests.toLocaleLowerCase() === "rwc") {
+        testTimeout = 50000;
+    }
+
     colors = process.env.colors || process.env.color
     colors = colors ? ' --no-colors ' : ''
     tests = tests ? ' -g ' + tests : '';