diff --git a/packages/components/src/core/MenuItem/index.stories.tsx b/packages/components/src/core/MenuItem/index.stories.tsx
index f2a5e2f37..0abd3a461 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/core/MenuItem/index.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/core/MenuItem/index.stories.tsx
@@ -366,9 +366,11 @@ const ScreenshotTestDemo = (props: Args): JSX.Element => {
 export const ScreenshotTest = {
   args: {
     name: "text here",
-    timeout: 10 * 1000,
   },
   parameters: {
+    axe: {
+      timeout: 10 * 1000,
+    },
     controls: {
       exclude: [
         "name",