diff --git a/crates/huginn-daemon/tests/live_index_smoke.rs b/crates/huginn-daemon/tests/live_index_smoke.rs
index dbb6f49..7f6b4d4 100644
--- a/crates/huginn-daemon/tests/live_index_smoke.rs
+++ b/crates/huginn-daemon/tests/live_index_smoke.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 //! cargo test -p huginn-daemon --test live_index_smoke -- --ignored --nocapture
 
 use std::collections::BTreeSet;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 use huginn_daemon::index::ollama::{OllamaEmbedder, QUERY_INSTRUCTION};
 use huginn_daemon::index::qdrant::QdrantIndex;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ fn the_adapters_embed_write_query_and_clean_up_a_scratch_collection() {
     let identity = embedder.model_identity().expect("the model is listed");
     println!("identity: {identity:?}");
     let texts = ["The organ owns the mind.".to_string(), "A recipe for lentil soup.".to_string()];
-    let vectors = embedder.embed(&texts).expect("two texts embed");
+    let vectors = embedder.embed(&texts, Duration::from_secs(60)).expect("two texts embed");
     assert_eq!(vectors.len(), 2);
     assert!(vectors.iter().all(|vector| vector.len() == identity.dimensions as usize));
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ fn the_adapters_embed_write_query_and_clean_up_a_scratch_collection() {
             // instruction the worker uses.
             let asked = format!("Instruct: {QUERY_INSTRUCTION}
 Query: Who is responsible for keeping the memory?");
-            let query = embedder.embed(&[asked]).expect("the query embeds").remove(0);
+            let query = embedder.embed(&[asked], Duration::from_secs(60)).expect("the query embeds").remove(0);
             let hits = store.search(name, &query, 2).unwrap();
             assert_eq!(hits.len(), 2, "{hits:?}");
             assert_eq!((hits[0].doc_id.as_str(), hits[0].kind.as_str()), ("smoke:doc:0", "question"), "{hits:?}");