diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index b6694d2d5c..443ad46db3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ jobs:
             if [ "X${{matrix.boards}}" = "Xcodechecker" ]; then
                 ./cibuild.sh -c -A -N -R --codechecker testlist/${{matrix.boards}}.dat
             else
+                ( sleep 7200 ; echo Killing pytest after timeout... ; pkill -f pytest )&
                 ./cibuild.sh -c -A -N -R -S testlist/${{matrix.boards}}.dat
             fi