diff --git a/e2e/create-expert/create-expert.test.ts b/e2e/create-expert/create-expert.test.ts
index 40961562..ef12ffe8 100644
--- a/e2e/create-expert/create-expert.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/create-expert/create-expert.test.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ const CLI_PATH = path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "apps/create-expert/dist/bin/cli.js")
 // LLM API calls require extended timeout; delegation adds extra LLM round-trips.
 // The create-expert workflow involves multiple delegation round-trips (planner →
 // definition-writer → expert-tester, with possible retries) which can exceed
-// 5 minutes in CI environments.
-const LLM_TIMEOUT = 420_000
+// 7 minutes in CI environments.
+const LLM_TIMEOUT = 600_000
 
 function runCreateExpert(query: string, cwd: string, timeout = LLM_TIMEOUT): Promise<RunResult> {
   const args = injectProviderArgs(["--headless", query])