diff --git a/selftest/suite_test/suitedirA/test_suite/test_timeout.py b/selftest/suite_test/suitedirA/test_suite/test_timeout.py
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+++ b/selftest/suite_test/suitedirA/test_suite/test_timeout.py
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+from osmo_gsm_tester.testenv import *
+
+timeout = int(tenv.config_test_specific()['timeout'])
+print('starting test and waiting to receive Timeout after %d seconds' % timeout)
+sleep(10)
+print('test failed, we expected timeout after %d seconds' % timeout)