diff --git a/tests/functional/tests/rgw/test_rgw_tuning.py b/tests/functional/tests/rgw/test_rgw_tuning.py
index e218878c4..f360c4d38 100644
--- a/tests/functional/tests/rgw/test_rgw_tuning.py
+++ b/tests/functional/tests/rgw/test_rgw_tuning.py
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ class TestRGWs(object):
 
     @pytest.mark.no_docker
     def test_rgw_bucket_default_quota_is_applied(self, node, host, setup):
-        radosgw_admin_cmd = "sudo radosgw-admin --cluster={cluster} -n client.rgw.{hostname}.rgw0 --keyring /var/lib/ceph/radosgw/{cluster}-rgw.{hostname}.rgw0/keyring user info --uid=test".format(  # noqa E501
+        radosgw_admin_cmd = "timeout --foreground -s KILL 5 sudo radosgw-admin --cluster={cluster} -n client.rgw.{hostname}.rgw0 --keyring /var/lib/ceph/radosgw/{cluster}-rgw.{hostname}.rgw0/keyring user info --uid=test".format(  # noqa E501
             hostname=node["vars"]["inventory_hostname"],
             cluster=setup['cluster_name']
         )
         radosgw_admin_output = host.run(radosgw_admin_cmd)
         if radosgw_admin_output.rc == 22:
-            radosgw_admin_cmd = "sudo radosgw-admin --cluster={cluster} -n client.rgw.{hostname}.rgw0 --keyring /var/lib/ceph/radosgw/{cluster}-rgw.{hostname}.rgw0/keyring user create --uid=test --display-name Test".format(  # noqa E501
+            radosgw_admin_cmd = "timeout --foreground -s KILL 5 sudo radosgw-admin --cluster={cluster} -n client.rgw.{hostname}.rgw0 --keyring /var/lib/ceph/radosgw/{cluster}-rgw.{hostname}.rgw0/keyring user create --uid=test --display-name Test".format(  # noqa E501
                 hostname=node["vars"]["inventory_hostname"],
                 cluster=setup['cluster_name']
             )