diff --git a/.ci/oci-devworkspace-happy-path.sh b/.ci/oci-devworkspace-happy-path.sh
index 3ade809bf..aa1e4581a 100755
--- a/.ci/oci-devworkspace-happy-path.sh
+++ b/.ci/oci-devworkspace-happy-path.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ startHappyPathTest() {
   oc apply -f ${OPERATOR_REPO}/.ci/openshift-ci/happy-path-che.yaml
   # wait for the pod to start
   n=0
-  while [ $n -le 12 ]
+  while [ $n -le 120 ]
   do
     PHASE=$(oc get pod -n ${NAMESPACE} ${HAPPY_PATH_POD_NAME} \
         --template='{{ .status.phase }}')