diff --git a/tests/generic_config_updater/gu_utils.py b/tests/generic_config_updater/gu_utils.py
index d30a19834d..acc96238c7 100644
--- a/tests/generic_config_updater/gu_utils.py
+++ b/tests/generic_config_updater/gu_utils.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 DEFAULT_CHECKPOINT_NAME = "test"
 GCU_FIELD_OPERATION_CONF_FILE = "gcu_field_operation_validators.conf.json"
 GET_HWSKU_CMD = "sonic-cfggen -d -v DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.hwsku"
-GCUTIMEOUT = 240
+GCUTIMEOUT = 600
 
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 FILES_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "files")