diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios.yml b/.github/workflows/ios.yml
index 0b7c6f2ec..88593c2bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios.yml
@@ -246,11 +246,14 @@ jobs:
       # ignoring a `gesture pan` duration). Split out of gesture-lab.ad, which stays full-tier
       # (dispatch-only via replays-manual.yml) because its multi-touch commands are a separate,
       # heavier concern. This is the only automatic lane this assertion runs in today.
+      # --timeout raises the per-attempt budget past the script's own 60s: it absorbs an
+      # in-replay runner rebuild (measured 48-61s build + ~40s launch) on a runner cache miss;
+      # the normal path finishes in 21-34s.
       - name: Run gesture pan-duration smoke replay
         run: |
           xcrun simctl install "${{ steps.ios-simulator.outputs.simulator-udid }}" "${{ steps.fixture-app.outputs.app-path }}"
           pnpm clean:daemon
-          node --experimental-strip-types src/bin.ts test examples/test-app/replays/gesture-pan-duration.ad --udid "${{ steps.ios-simulator.outputs.simulator-udid }}" --retries 2 --artifacts-dir test/artifacts/replays-ios-gesture-pan-duration --report-junit test/artifacts/replays-ios-gesture-pan-duration.junit.xml
+          node --experimental-strip-types src/bin.ts test examples/test-app/replays/gesture-pan-duration.ad --udid "${{ steps.ios-simulator.outputs.simulator-udid }}" --timeout 180000 --retries 2 --artifacts-dir test/artifacts/replays-ios-gesture-pan-duration --report-junit test/artifacts/replays-ios-gesture-pan-duration.junit.xml
           pnpm clean:daemon
 
       - name: Assert simulator automation preserved host focus