diff --git a/tests/e2e/nightly/single_node/models/test_deepseek_v3_2_w8a8.py b/tests/e2e/nightly/single_node/models/test_deepseek_v3_2_w8a8.py
index 436a60df..c1cc4f71 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/nightly/single_node/models/test_deepseek_v3_2_w8a8.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/nightly/single_node/models/test_deepseek_v3_2_w8a8.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ async def test_models(model: str, tp_size: int, dp_size: int) -> None:
         "VLLM_ASCEND_ENABLE_MLAPO": "1",
         "PYTORCH_NPU_ALLOC_CONF": "expandable_segments:True",
         "VLLM_ASCEND_ENABLE_FLASHCOMM1": "1",
+        "VLLM_ENGINE_READY_TIMEOUT_S": "1800"
     }
 
     server_args = [