diff --git a/amps/ags/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/hold/AddToHoldsBulkV1Tests.java b/amps/ags/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/hold/AddToHoldsBulkV1Tests.java
index 198d76d4c6..58130ecff0 100644
--- a/amps/ags/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/hold/AddToHoldsBulkV1Tests.java
+++ b/amps/ags/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/hold/AddToHoldsBulkV1Tests.java
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ public class AddToHoldsBulkV1Tests extends BaseRMRestTest
         ancestorSearchRequest.setQuery(ancestorReq);
 
         STEP("Wait until paths are indexed.");
-        await().atMost(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+        // to improve stability on CI - seems that sometimes during big load we need to wait longer for the condition
+        await().atMost(120, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
                 .until(() -> getRestAPIFactory().getSearchAPI(null).search(ancestorSearchRequest).getPagination()
                         .getTotalItems() == NUMBER_OF_FILES);