diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aa0e2c653..00961bad7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     "build-storybook": "storybook build -o docs-build",
     "test-storybook": "test-storybook",
     "storybook:axe": "yarn build-storybook && yarn storybook:axeOnly",
-    "storybook:axeOnly": "axe-storybook --build-dir docs-build --timeout 10000",
+    "storybook:axeOnly": "axe-storybook --build-dir docs-build",
     "test": "lerna run test -- --detectOpenHandles",
     "test:updateSnapshots": "lerna run test -- -u --detectOpenHandles",
     "namespace-check": "lerna run namespace-check",
diff --git a/packages/components/src/core/MenuItem/index.stories.tsx b/packages/components/src/core/MenuItem/index.stories.tsx
index 15d70debe..0abd3a461 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/core/MenuItem/index.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/core/MenuItem/index.stories.tsx
@@ -368,6 +368,9 @@ export const ScreenshotTest = {
     name: "text here",
   },
   parameters: {
+    axe: {
+      timeout: 10 * 1000,
+    },
     controls: {
       exclude: [
         "name",