diff --git a/repos/os/run/rtc.run b/repos/os/run/rtc.run
index be773eb08..557bfba8c 100644
--- a/repos/os/run/rtc.run
+++ b/repos/os/run/rtc.run
@@ -80,4 +80,4 @@ build_boot_image $boot_components
 
 append qemu_args " -nographic  "
 
-run_genode_until ".*--- RTC test finished ---.*\n" 30
+run_genode_until ".*--- RTC test finished ---.*\n" 60
diff --git a/repos/os/src/test/rtc/main.cc b/repos/os/src/test/rtc/main.cc
index 57db2dffc..5cc0e2005 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/test/rtc/main.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/test/rtc/main.cc
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ struct Main
 		/* open sessions */
 		Timer::Connection timer(env);
 
+		log("test RTC reading");
 		for (unsigned i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
 			Rtc::Timestamp now[] = { rtc1.current_time(), rtc2.current_time() };
 
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ struct Main
 		}
 
 		/* test setting the RTC */
+		log("test RTC setting");
 		Attached_rom_dataspace config_rom { env, "config" };
 		bool const test_update = config_rom.xml().attribute_value("set_rtc", false);
 		if (test_update) {