diff --git a/tests/bgp/test_ipv6_bgp_scale.py b/tests/bgp/test_ipv6_bgp_scale.py
index 21147914c79..f2eb371e314 100644
--- a/tests/bgp/test_ipv6_bgp_scale.py
+++ b/tests/bgp/test_ipv6_bgp_scale.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 MAX_DOWNTIME = 10  # seconds
 MAX_DOWNTIME_ONE_PORT_FLAPPING = 30  # seconds
 MAX_DOWNTIME_UNISOLATION = 300  # seconds
-MAX_DOWNTIME_NEXTHOP_GROUP_MEMBER_CHANGE = 30  # seconds
+MAX_DOWNTIME_NEXTHOP_GROUP_MEMBER_CHANGE = 120  # seconds
 PKTS_SENDING_TIME_SLOT = 1  # seconds
 MAX_CONVERGENCE_WAIT_TIME = 300  # seconds
 PACKETS_PER_TIME_SLOT = 500 // PKTS_SENDING_TIME_SLOT