diff --git a/shared/jest.config.js b/shared/jest.config.js
index 610cf77..7de6efb 100644
--- a/shared/jest.config.js
+++ b/shared/jest.config.js
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ module.exports = {
   testEnvironment: 'node',
   testMatch: ['<rootDir>/tests/**/*.test.js'],
   collectCoverageFrom: ['turn.js'],
+  testTimeout: 10000,
 };
diff --git a/src/setupTests.js b/src/setupTests.js
index 40a8308..842d6b0 100644
--- a/src/setupTests.js
+++ b/src/setupTests.js
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ import { resetMockDb } from './__mocks__/firebase/_mock-db';
 // Must be set before any component renders.
 globalThis.IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
 
+// Test timeout guard. CRA blocks `testTimeout` in package.json jest config
+// (not in allowlist). Set via jest global here instead. Fails fast on hang.
+jest.setTimeout(10000);
+
 // WARNING = FAILURE. Fail test on any console.error/warn (React act warnings,
 // deprecations, prop errors). App code's own error logs allowed only inside
 // try/catch failure paths — those tests should assert the error was handled,