diff --git a/tests/SideBySide/QueryTests.cs b/tests/SideBySide/QueryTests.cs
index a8ce1e5dd..4d24237bc 100644
--- a/tests/SideBySide/QueryTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SideBySide/QueryTests.cs
@@ -721,6 +721,13 @@ public void UseReaderWithoutDisposing()
 		var csb = AppConfig.CreateConnectionStringBuilder();
 		csb.MaximumPoolSize = 8;
 
+		// This test intentionally starts more threads than MaximumPoolSize and leaves readers undisposed,
+		// so returning each connection to the pool requires a session reset. Against a high-latency managed
+		// server those resets are slow enough that excess threads can exceed the default 15s pool-wait
+		// timeout and fail with "Connect Timeout expired. All pooled connections are in use." Use a generous
+		// timeout so the test exercises pool reuse without being sensitive to connection latency.
+		csb.ConnectionTimeout = 60;
+
 		using (var connection = new SingleStoreConnection(csb.ConnectionString))
 		{
 			connection.Execute(@"drop table if exists dispose_reader;