diff --git a/.github/workflows/packages.yml b/.github/workflows/packages.yml
index 0f54b0d0..68db0033 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/packages.yml
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ jobs:
           
             echo "::group::Test package $package"
             set +e
-            docker exec -i $CONTAINER iris session IRIS <<- EOF
-                  zpm "install $package":1
-                zpm "$package test -only ${{ env.test-flags }}":1:1
+            timeout 60s docker exec -i $CONTAINER iris session IRIS <<- EOF
+              zpm "install $package":1
+              zpm "$package test -only ${{ env.test-flags }}":1:1
           EOF
 
             if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then