diff --git a/.github/workflows/tf-acc-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/tf-acc-test.yaml
index 6cd91991..1d990bc7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tf-acc-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tf-acc-test.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ on:
         description: "enable terraform debug logs"
         default: 'false'
         required: true
+      test_timeout_string:
+        description: "string that determines the timeout (default: 45m)"
+        default: '90m'
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   acc_test:
@@ -37,4 +41,5 @@ jobs:
           tf_acc_kek_key_version: ${{ vars.TF_ACC_KEK_KEY_VERSION }}
           tf_acc_kek_service_account: ${{ vars.TF_ACC_KEK_SERVICE_ACCOUNT }}
           tf_debug: ${{ inputs.enable_debug }}
+          test_timeout_string: ${{ inputs.test_timeout_string }}
           # service_account_json_file_path: "~/service_account.json"