diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0adaa0c0..3ccae382 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -268,7 +268,13 @@ check-try-runtime:
   needs: [clippy]
   variables:
     SKIP_WASM_BUILD: "1"
-  timeout: 120m
+    CARGO_HOME: /root/.cargo
+  before_script:
+    - export CACHE_KEY="$(cat Cargo.lock rust-toolchain.toml | md5sum | cut -c1-12)"
+    - export CARGO_TARGET_DIR="/cache/cargo-target/${CACHE_KEY}/test-release"
+    - mkdir -p "$CARGO_TARGET_DIR"
+    - echo "CARGO_TARGET_DIR=$CARGO_TARGET_DIR"
+  timeout: 180m
   script:
     - git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
     # try-runtime,experimental is a superset — covers the separate try-runtime and