diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index db4e56d150..b4bf8dcf04 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 module.exports = {
-  testTimeout: 30000,
   projects: [
     '<rootDir>/packages/tao',
     '<rootDir>/packages/workspace',
diff --git a/jest.preset.js b/jest.preset.js
index 92e603ac2e..1c906649dd 100644
--- a/jest.preset.js
+++ b/jest.preset.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const nxPreset = require('@nrwl/jest/preset');
 module.exports = {
   ...nxPreset,
+  testTimeout: 30000,
   testMatch: ['**/+(*.)+(spec|test).+(ts|js)?(x)'],
   transform: {
     '^.+\\.(ts|js|html)$': 'ts-jest',