diff --git a/examples/influxdb/.test.sh b/examples/influxdb/.test.sh
index 9b79b708f..ce2c18335 100755
--- a/examples/influxdb/.test.sh
+++ b/examples/influxdb/.test.sh
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ function stop() {
 trap stop EXIT
 
 # We test for the none-default port, configured in the nix file
-timeout 10 bash -c 'until echo > /dev/tcp/localhost/8087; do sleep 0.5; done'
+timeout 60 bash -c 'until echo > /dev/tcp/localhost/8087; do sleep 0.5; done'
 
-influx --execute "CREATE DATABASE devenv"
-DATABASES=$(influx --execute "SHOW DATABASES" | grep devenv)
+influx --port 8087 --execute "CREATE DATABASE devenv"
+DATABASES=$(influx  --port 8087 --execute "SHOW DATABASES" | grep devenv)
 
 if [[ "$DATABASES" != "devenv" ]]; then
   echo "The influxdb database was not created"