diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/pruning.py b/qa/rpc-tests/pruning.py
index f26cbee1e..85fd1c982 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/pruning.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/pruning.py
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 # Test pruning code
 # ********
 # WARNING:
-# This test uses 4GB of disk space and takes in excess of 30 mins to run
+# This test uses 4GB of disk space.
+# This test takes 30 mins or more (up to 2 hours)
 # ********
 
 from test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
@@ -51,11 +52,11 @@ class PruneTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.is_network_split = False
 
         # Create nodes 0 and 1 to mine
-        self.nodes.append(start_node(0, self.options.tmpdir, ["-debug","-maxreceivebuffer=20000","-blockmaxsize=999000", "-checkblocks=5"], timewait=300))
-        self.nodes.append(start_node(1, self.options.tmpdir, ["-debug","-maxreceivebuffer=20000","-blockmaxsize=999000", "-checkblocks=5"], timewait=300))
+        self.nodes.append(start_node(0, self.options.tmpdir, ["-debug","-maxreceivebuffer=20000","-blockmaxsize=999000", "-checkblocks=5"], timewait=900))
+        self.nodes.append(start_node(1, self.options.tmpdir, ["-debug","-maxreceivebuffer=20000","-blockmaxsize=999000", "-checkblocks=5"], timewait=900))
 
         # Create node 2 to test pruning
-        self.nodes.append(start_node(2, self.options.tmpdir, ["-debug","-maxreceivebuffer=20000","-prune=550"], timewait=300))
+        self.nodes.append(start_node(2, self.options.tmpdir, ["-debug","-maxreceivebuffer=20000","-prune=550"], timewait=900))
         self.prunedir = self.options.tmpdir+"/node2/regtest/blocks/"
 
         self.address[0] = self.nodes[0].getnewaddress()
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ class PruneTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
             # Node 2 stays connected, so it hears about the stale blocks and then reorg's when node0 reconnects
             # Stopping node 0 also clears its mempool, so it doesn't have node1's transactions to accidentally mine
             stop_node(self.nodes[0],0)
-            self.nodes[0]=start_node(0, self.options.tmpdir, ["-debug","-maxreceivebuffer=20000","-blockmaxsize=999000", "-checkblocks=5"], timewait=300)
+            self.nodes[0]=start_node(0, self.options.tmpdir, ["-debug","-maxreceivebuffer=20000","-blockmaxsize=999000", "-checkblocks=5"], timewait=900)
             # Mine 24 blocks in node 1
             self.utxo = self.nodes[1].listunspent()
             for i in xrange(24):
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ class PruneTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         # Reboot node 1 to clear its mempool (hopefully make the invalidate faster)
         # Lower the block max size so we don't keep mining all our big mempool transactions (from disconnected blocks)
         stop_node(self.nodes[1],1)
-        self.nodes[1]=start_node(1, self.options.tmpdir, ["-debug","-maxreceivebuffer=20000","-blockmaxsize=5000", "-checkblocks=5", "-disablesafemode"], timewait=300)
+        self.nodes[1]=start_node(1, self.options.tmpdir, ["-debug","-maxreceivebuffer=20000","-blockmaxsize=5000", "-checkblocks=5", "-disablesafemode"], timewait=900)
 
         height = self.nodes[1].getblockcount()
         print "Current block height:", height
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ class PruneTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         # Reboot node1 to clear those giant tx's from mempool
         stop_node(self.nodes[1],1)
-        self.nodes[1]=start_node(1, self.options.tmpdir, ["-debug","-maxreceivebuffer=20000","-blockmaxsize=5000", "-checkblocks=5", "-disablesafemode"], timewait=300)
+        self.nodes[1]=start_node(1, self.options.tmpdir, ["-debug","-maxreceivebuffer=20000","-blockmaxsize=5000", "-checkblocks=5", "-disablesafemode"], timewait=900)
 
         print "Generating new longer chain of 300 more blocks"
         self.nodes[1].generate(300)
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ class PruneTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         waitstart = time.time()
         while self.nodes[2].getblockcount() < goalbestheight:
             time.sleep(0.1)
-            if time.time() - waitstart > 300:
+            if time.time() - waitstart > 900:
                 raise AssertionError("Node 2 didn't reorg to proper height")
         assert(self.nodes[2].getbestblockhash() == goalbesthash)
         # Verify we can now have the data for a block previously pruned
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ class PruneTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
 
     def run_test(self):
-        print "Warning! This test requires 4GB of disk space and takes over 30 mins"
+        print "Warning! This test requires 4GB of disk space and takes over 30 mins (up to 2 hours)"
         print "Mining a big blockchain of 995 blocks"
         self.create_big_chain()
         # Chain diagram key: