diff --git a/tests/Tests/ClientConcepts/Troubleshooting/DebugMode.doc.cs b/tests/Tests/ClientConcepts/Troubleshooting/DebugMode.doc.cs
index 6a81cf2f7d6..4e79b64eec5 100644
--- a/tests/Tests/ClientConcepts/Troubleshooting/DebugMode.doc.cs
+++ b/tests/Tests/ClientConcepts/Troubleshooting/DebugMode.doc.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ [I] public void EnableDebugMode()
 
 			// hide
 			settings.DefaultIndex(Client.ConnectionSettings.DefaultIndex);
+			// hide
+			settings.PingTimeout(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5)); // Avoids occasional CI failures
 
 			var client = new ElasticClient(settings);