diff --git a/scripts/cypress/integration/common/7a_create_project_from_excel.js b/scripts/cypress/integration/common/7a_create_project_from_excel.js
index b17a8035d6..213f452532 100644
--- a/scripts/cypress/integration/common/7a_create_project_from_excel.js
+++ b/scripts/cypress/integration/common/7a_create_project_from_excel.js
@@ -174,8 +174,9 @@ export const genTest = (apiType, dbType) => {
         });
       cy.getActiveModal().find(".ant-btn-primary").click();
 
-      // wait for page to get loaded (issue observed in CI-CD)
-      cy.wait("@waitForPageLoad");
+      // Wait for page to get loaded (issue observed in CI-CD)
+      // Timeout set to 30 seconds. Default was 5 seconds. Increased due to delay in completion sometimes in CI-CD
+      cy.wait("@waitForPageLoad", { timeout: 30000 });
     });
 
     it("File Upload: Verify loaded data", () => {