diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9f99f95b62..ffe76debcd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           set +e
-          timeout 54m bash -elc '
+          timeout 15m bash -elc '
             python -m pip install -r molecule/requirements.txt
             python -m pip install PyYAML # for awx/tools/scripts/rewrite-awx-operator-requirements.py
             $(realpath ../awx/tools/scripts/rewrite-awx-operator-requirements.py) molecule/requirements.yml $(realpath ../awx)