diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 7cb2fb68..0c8ff7f8 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ build --tool_java_runtime_version=remotejdk_17
 
 # Only contact license server every 59 secs per tool and not for every tool invocation to avoid flooding the license server
 common --action_env=QNX_LICENSE_EXTSERVER_DELAY=59
-#common --action_env=QNX_LICENSE_QUEUE_TIMEOUT=300 # If not reach retry in 60seconds for overall 300 (configured) seconds
-# Disable for the moment as this leads to "warning: Cannot find Build server key, the value of QNX_LICENSE_QUEUE_TIMEOUT will be ignored."
 
 test --test_output=errors
 
@@ -82,6 +80,7 @@ build:x86_64-qnx --extra_toolchains=@score_qnx_x86_64_ifs_toolchain//:ifs-x86_64
 build:x86_64-qnx --extra_toolchains=@score_toolchains_rust//toolchains/ferrocene:ferrocene_x86_64_pc_nto_qnx800
 test:x86_64-qnx --run_under=@score_qnx_unit_tests//src:run_under_qnx
 test:x86_64-qnx --test_lang_filters=cc,rust
+test:aarch64-qnx --test_timeout=180,900,2700,10800 # Increase default test timeout by factor 3
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Config dedicated to target platform CPU:aarch64 and OS:QNX
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_qnx.yml b/.github/workflows/test_qnx.yml
index c01b7139..207c6d40 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_qnx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_qnx.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           - bazel-config: x86_64-qnx
             bazel-test-target: >-
               //score/... //tests/...
+            extra-bazel-test-flags: "--test_timeout=180,900,2700,10800" # Increase default test timeout by factor 3
           - bazel-config: aarch64-qnx
             bazel-test-target: >-
               //score/... //tests/...
diff --git a/tests/grpc_control_plane/BUILD b/tests/grpc_control_plane/BUILD
index 203111f3..6e9bd38c 100644
--- a/tests/grpc_control_plane/BUILD
+++ b/tests/grpc_control_plane/BUILD
@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # *******************************************************************************
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_binary", "cc_test")
-load("@score_itf//:defs.bzl", "py_itf_test")
+load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_test")
 
 cc_test(
     name = "test_control_plane",
-    timeout = "short",
+    timeout = "moderate",  # required for QNX aarch64 (qemu emulation)
     srcs = ["test_control_plane.cpp"],
     deps = [
         "//score/crypto/api:operations",