diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/config.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/config.spec.ts
index de46cc0888..518bf33839 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/config.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/config.spec.ts
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ test('should print nice error when project is unknown', async ({ runInlineTest }
 
 test('should print nice error when project is unknown and launching UI mode', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   // Prevent UI mode from opening and the test never finishing
-  setTimeout(() => expect(false).toBeTruthy(), 30000);
+  test.setTimeout(5000);
   const { output, exitCode } = await runInlineTest({
     'playwright.config.ts': `
       module.exports = { projects: [