diff --git a/test/automation/src/sql/notebook.ts b/test/automation/src/sql/notebook.ts
index 5935f8ed32..5a605c508d 100644
--- a/test/automation/src/sql/notebook.ts
+++ b/test/automation/src/sql/notebook.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,6 @@ export class NotebookToolbar {
 
 	async waitForKernel(kernel: string): Promise<void> {
 		const kernelDropdownValue = `${NotebookToolbar.toolbarSelector} select[id="kernel-dropdown"][title="${kernel}"]`;
-		await this.code.waitForElement(kernelDropdownValue);
+		await this.code.waitForElement(kernelDropdownValue, undefined, 3000); // wait up to 5 minutes for kernel change
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/smoke/src/sql/areas/notebook/notebook.test.ts b/test/smoke/src/sql/areas/notebook/notebook.test.ts
index 4c5d3529e7..3f88f521ad 100644
--- a/test/smoke/src/sql/areas/notebook/notebook.test.ts
+++ b/test/smoke/src/sql/areas/notebook/notebook.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import { Application } from '../../../../../automation';
 
 export function setup() {
-	describe.skip('Notebook', () => {
+	describe('Notebook', () => {
 
 
 		it('can open new notebook, configure Python, and execute one cell', async function () {
diff --git a/test/smoke/test/index.js b/test/smoke/test/index.js
index 82e03b2591..8bbc07303e 100644
--- a/test/smoke/test/index.js
+++ b/test/smoke/test/index.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const suite = opts['web'] ? 'Browser Smoke Tests' : 'Smoke Tests';
 
 const options = {
 	color: true,
-	timeout: 60000,
+	timeout: 300000,
 	slow: 30000,
 	grep: opts['f'] || opts['g']
 };