diff --git a/scripts/test_runner.py b/scripts/test_runner.py
index 0ff9f00..28ce32c 100755
--- a/scripts/test_runner.py
+++ b/scripts/test_runner.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
                 tmp.write(self.renode_script)
                 tmp.flush()
             self.simulator_cmd += " %s" % script_path
-            test_output = super().run()
+            test_output = super().run(timeout=timeout)
         finally:
             os.remove(script_path)
         return test_output