diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bd8743aa..a5517f68 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.providers</groupId>
       <artifactId>flagd</artifactId>
-      <version>0.5.0</version>
+      <version>0.5.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/integration/StepDefinitions.java b/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/integration/StepDefinitions.java
index 892dc34f..10d72c09 100644
--- a/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/integration/StepDefinitions.java
+++ b/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/integration/StepDefinitions.java
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ public class StepDefinitions {
 
     @BeforeAll()
     public static void setup() {
-        OpenFeatureAPI.getInstance().setProvider(new FlagdProvider());
+        FlagdProvider provider = new FlagdProvider();
+        provider.setDeadline(3000); // set a generous deadline, to prevent timeouts in actions
+        OpenFeatureAPI.getInstance().setProvider(provider);
         client = OpenFeatureAPI.getInstance().getClient();
     }