diff --git a/tests/test_live_workflow.py b/tests/test_live_workflow.py
index db943870..b60489e9 100644
--- a/tests/test_live_workflow.py
+++ b/tests/test_live_workflow.py
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ def test_full_live_workflow(live_gui) -> None:
 
  # Wait for project switch to complete (deterministic, condition-based).
  # Replaces the prior 10x1s blind poll of derived state.
- status = client.wait_for_project_switch(expected_path=temp_project_path, timeout=30.0)
+ # Timeout is 120s: in batch context, prior sims' AI discussion turn workers
+ # can saturate the 8-worker io_pool, queueing this switch for tens of seconds.
+ status = client.wait_for_project_switch(expected_path=temp_project_path, timeout=120.0)
  assert not status.get("timeout"), (
   f"Project switch did not complete in 30s. Last status: {status}"
  )