diff --git a/robot-systest/testsuite/heal_01-volume_vdu_healing.robot b/robot-systest/testsuite/heal_01-volume_vdu_healing.robot
index 8b73611..dfade05 100644
--- a/robot-systest/testsuite/heal_01-volume_vdu_healing.robot
+++ b/robot-systest/testsuite/heal_01-volume_vdu_healing.robot
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 # NS instance name and configuration
 ${ns_name}   heal_01
 ${ns_config}   {vld: [ {name: mgmtnet, vim-network-name: %{VIM_MGMT_NET}} ] }
+${ns_timeout}   6min
 
 # SSH keys and username to be used
 ${publickey}   %{HOME}/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@
 
 
 Network Service Instance Test
-    ${id}=   Create Network Service   ${nsd_name}   %{VIM_TARGET}   ${ns_name}   ${ns_config}   ${publickey}
+    ${id}=   Create Network Service   ${nsd_name}   %{VIM_TARGET}   ${ns_name}   ${ns_config}   ${publickey}   ${ns_timeout}
     Set Suite Variable   ${ns_id}   ${id}
 
 
diff --git a/robot-systest/testsuite/heal_02-scale_vdu_healing.robot b/robot-systest/testsuite/heal_02-scale_vdu_healing.robot
index edeec97..eedd94b 100644
--- a/robot-systest/testsuite/heal_02-scale_vdu_healing.robot
+++ b/robot-systest/testsuite/heal_02-scale_vdu_healing.robot
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 # NS instance name and configuration
 ${flavor_name}   osm.heal_02
 ${ns_name}   heal_02
+${ns_timeout}   6min
 ${scale_wait_time}   4min
 
 # SSH keys and username to be used
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@
 
 Network Service Instance Test
     ${ns_config}=   Set Variable   {vld: [ {name: mgmtnet, vim-network-name: %{VIM_MGMT_NET}}],vnf: [ {member-vnf-index: charm_vnf, vdu: [{ id: mgmtVM, vim-flavor-id: ${flavor_id}}]}] }
-    ${id}=   Create Network Service   ${nsd_name}   %{VIM_TARGET}   ${ns_name}   ${ns_config}   ${publickey}
+    ${id}=   Create Network Service   ${nsd_name}   %{VIM_TARGET}   ${ns_name}   ${ns_config}   ${publickey}   ${ns_timeout}
     Set Suite Variable   ${ns_id}   ${id}
 
 
diff --git a/robot-systest/testsuite/heal_03-multiple_healing.robot b/robot-systest/testsuite/heal_03-multiple_healing.robot
index 89f67dd..f96a9f0 100644
--- a/robot-systest/testsuite/heal_03-multiple_healing.robot
+++ b/robot-systest/testsuite/heal_03-multiple_healing.robot
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 # NS instance name and configuration
 ${ns_name}   heal_03
 ${ns_config}   {vld: [ {name: mgmtnet, vim-network-name: %{VIM_MGMT_NET}} ] }
+${ns_timeout}   6min
 ${scale_wait_time}   4min
 
 # SSH keys and username to be used
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@
 
 
 Network Service Instance Test
-    ${id}=   Create Network Service   ${nsd_name}   %{VIM_TARGET}   ${ns_name}   ${ns_config}   ${publickey}
+    ${id}=   Create Network Service   ${nsd_name}   %{VIM_TARGET}   ${ns_name}   ${ns_config}   ${publickey}   ${ns_timeout}
     Set Suite Variable   ${ns_id}   ${id}