diff --git a/packages/api-nest/test/auth.e2e-spec.ts b/packages/api-nest/test/auth.e2e-spec.ts
index 1d9b9903b..a3142739c 100644
--- a/packages/api-nest/test/auth.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api-nest/test/auth.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe('Authentication E2E Tests', () => {
 
   afterAll(async () => {
     await app.close()
-  })
+  }, 30000) // 30 second timeout for graceful BullMQ worker shutdown
 
   describe('POST /api/v2/auth/register', () => {
     it('should register a new user successfully', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/api-nest/test/graphql.e2e-spec.ts b/packages/api-nest/test/graphql.e2e-spec.ts
index dbc09255c..e0c9e32b8 100644
--- a/packages/api-nest/test/graphql.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api-nest/test/graphql.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe('GraphQL Module (e2e)', () => {
 
   afterAll(async () => {
     await app.close()
-  })
+  }, 30000) // 30 second timeout for graceful BullMQ worker shutdown
 
   it('rejects unauthenticated viewer query', async () => {
     const response = await request(app.getHttpServer())
diff --git a/packages/api-nest/test/health.e2e-spec.ts b/packages/api-nest/test/health.e2e-spec.ts
index 2fd9d231a..f67655e5a 100644
--- a/packages/api-nest/test/health.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api-nest/test/health.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe('Health E2E Tests', () => {
 
   afterAll(async () => {
     await app.close()
-  })
+  }, 30000) // 30 second timeout for graceful BullMQ worker shutdown
 
   describe('GET /api/v2/health', () => {
     it('should return basic health status', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/api-nest/test/label.e2e-spec.ts b/packages/api-nest/test/label.e2e-spec.ts
index 2cde37917..b43f6b998 100644
--- a/packages/api-nest/test/label.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api-nest/test/label.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ describe('Label E2E Tests', () => {
     }
 
     await app.close()
-  })
+  }, 30000) // 30 second timeout for graceful BullMQ worker shutdown
 
   const executeQuery = async (
     query: string,
diff --git a/packages/api-nest/test/library.e2e-spec.ts b/packages/api-nest/test/library.e2e-spec.ts
index 54ee9d62c..f7d2f1f77 100644
--- a/packages/api-nest/test/library.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api-nest/test/library.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ describe('Library GraphQL (e2e)', () => {
 
   afterAll(async () => {
     await app.close()
-  })
+  }, 30000) // 30 second timeout for graceful BullMQ worker shutdown
 
   const executeQuery = (query: string, variables: Record<string, unknown> = {}) =>
     request(app.getHttpServer())
diff --git a/packages/api-nest/test/save-url.e2e-spec.ts b/packages/api-nest/test/save-url.e2e-spec.ts
index d3f84637f..440292b1b 100644
--- a/packages/api-nest/test/save-url.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api-nest/test/save-url.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe('SaveUrl E2E Tests', () => {
     }
 
     await app.close()
-  })
+  }, 30000) // 30 second timeout for graceful BullMQ worker shutdown
 
   const executeQuery = async (
     query: string,