diff --git a/ci-scripts/cls_containerize.py b/ci-scripts/cls_containerize.py
index 0ee4b3f00f..94c0ac8113 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/cls_containerize.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/cls_containerize.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def CreateWorkspace(sshSession, sourcePath, ranRepository, ranCommitID, ranTarge
 		if ranTargetBranch == '':
 			ranTargetBranch = 'develop'
 		logging.debug(f'Merging with the target branch: {ranTargetBranch}')
-		sshSession.command(f'git merge --ff origin/{ranTargetBranch} -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 5)
+		sshSession.command(f'git merge --ff origin/{ranTargetBranch} -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 30)
 
 def CopyLogsToExecutor(sshSession, sourcePath, log_name, scpIp, scpUser, scpPw):
 	sshSession.command(f'cd {sourcePath}/cmake_targets', '\$', 5)
diff --git a/ci-scripts/cls_oaicitest.py b/ci-scripts/cls_oaicitest.py
index f16df2cb97..92d5f5a720 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/cls_oaicitest.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/cls_oaicitest.py
@@ -259,10 +259,10 @@ class OaiCiTest():
 		if self.ranAllowMerge:
 			if self.ranTargetBranch == '':
 				if (self.ranBranch != 'develop') and (self.ranBranch != 'origin/develop'):
-					SSH.command('git merge --ff origin/develop -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 5)
+					SSH.command('git merge --ff origin/develop -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 30)
 			else:
 				logging.debug('Merging with the target branch: ' + self.ranTargetBranch)
-				SSH.command('git merge --ff origin/' + self.ranTargetBranch + ' -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 5)
+				SSH.command('git merge --ff origin/' + self.ranTargetBranch + ' -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 30)
 		SSH.command('source oaienv', '\$', 5)
 		SSH.command('cd cmake_targets', '\$', 5)
 		SSH.command('mkdir -p log', '\$', 5)
diff --git a/ci-scripts/cls_physim.py b/ci-scripts/cls_physim.py
index 14abd9116e..5efbc25aae 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/cls_physim.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/cls_physim.py
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ class PhySim:
 		if (self.ranAllowMerge):
 			if self.ranTargetBranch == '':
 				if (self.ranBranch != 'develop') and (self.ranBranch != 'origin/develop'):
-					mySSH.command('git merge --ff origin/develop -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 5)
+					mySSH.command('git merge --ff origin/develop -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 30)
 			else:
 				logging.info('Merging with the target branch: ' + self.ranTargetBranch)
-				mySSH.command('git merge --ff origin/' + self.ranTargetBranch + ' -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 5)
+				mySSH.command('git merge --ff origin/' + self.ranTargetBranch + ' -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 30)
 
 		#build
 		mySSH.command('source oaienv', '\$', 5)
diff --git a/ci-scripts/cls_physim1.py b/ci-scripts/cls_physim1.py
index e664353fa4..20d2481c56 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/cls_physim1.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/cls_physim1.py
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ class PhySim:
 			imageTag = "ci-temp"
 			if self.ranTargetBranch == '':
 				if (self.ranBranch != 'develop') and (self.ranBranch != 'origin/develop'):
-					mySSH.command('git merge --ff origin/develop -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 5)
+					mySSH.command('git merge --ff origin/develop -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 30)
 			else:
 				logging.debug('Merging with the target branch: ' + self.ranTargetBranch)
-				mySSH.command('git merge --ff origin/' + self.ranTargetBranch + ' -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 5)
+				mySSH.command('git merge --ff origin/' + self.ranTargetBranch + ' -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 30)
 		else:
 			imageTag = "develop"
 
diff --git a/ci-scripts/cls_static_code_analysis.py b/ci-scripts/cls_static_code_analysis.py
index 131f2d72bc..ee3f1bbebf 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/cls_static_code_analysis.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/cls_static_code_analysis.py
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ class StaticCodeAnalysis():
 		if (self.ranAllowMerge):
 			if self.ranTargetBranch == '':
 				if (self.ranBranch != 'develop') and (self.ranBranch != 'origin/develop'):
-					mySSH.command('git merge --ff origin/develop -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 5)
+					mySSH.command('git merge --ff origin/develop -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 30)
 			else:
 				logging.debug('Merging with the target branch: ' + self.ranTargetBranch)
-				mySSH.command('git merge --ff origin/' + self.ranTargetBranch + ' -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 5)
+				mySSH.command('git merge --ff origin/' + self.ranTargetBranch + ' -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 30)
 
 		mySSH.command('docker image rm oai-cppcheck:bionic oai-cppcheck:focal || true', '\$', 60)
 		mySSH.command('sed -e "s@xenial@bionic@" ci-scripts/docker/Dockerfile.cppcheck.xenial > ci-scripts/docker/Dockerfile.cppcheck.bionic', '\$', 6)
@@ -281,11 +281,11 @@ class StaticCodeAnalysis():
 			argToPass = '--build-arg MERGE_REQUEST=true --build-arg SRC_BRANCH=' + self.ranBranch
 			if self.ranTargetBranch == '':
 				if (self.ranBranch != 'develop') and (self.ranBranch != 'origin/develop'):
-					mySSH.command('git merge --ff origin/develop -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 5)
+					mySSH.command('git merge --ff origin/develop -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 30)
 					argToPass += ' --build-arg TARGET_BRANCH=develop '
 			else:
 				logging.debug('Merging with the target branch: ' + self.ranTargetBranch)
-				mySSH.command('git merge --ff origin/' + self.ranTargetBranch + ' -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 5)
+				mySSH.command('git merge --ff origin/' + self.ranTargetBranch + ' -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 30)
 				argToPass += ' --build-arg TARGET_BRANCH=' + self.ranTargetBranch + ' '
 
 		mySSH.command('docker image rm oai-formatting-check:latest || true', '\$', 60)
diff --git a/ci-scripts/ran.py b/ci-scripts/ran.py
index 1d81862647..1de609cc83 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/ran.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/ran.py
@@ -202,10 +202,10 @@ class RANManagement():
 		if (self.ranAllowMerge):
 			if self.ranTargetBranch == '':
 				if (self.ranBranch != 'develop') and (self.ranBranch != 'origin/develop'):
-					mySSH.command('git merge --ff origin/develop -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 5)
+					mySSH.command('git merge --ff origin/develop -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 30)
 			else:
 				logging.debug('Merging with the target branch: ' + self.ranTargetBranch)
-				mySSH.command('git merge --ff origin/' + self.ranTargetBranch + ' -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 5)
+				mySSH.command('git merge --ff origin/' + self.ranTargetBranch + ' -m "Temporary merge for CI"', '\$', 30)
 		logging.debug(mySSH.getBefore()) # print what git said when merging/checking out
 		mySSH.command('source oaienv', '\$', 5)
 		mySSH.command('cd cmake_targets', '\$', 5)