diff --git a/python-smart-open.changes b/python-smart-open.changes
index 664c791..e8bc227 100644
--- a/python-smart-open.changes
+++ b/python-smart-open.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Mar 20 06:05:52 UTC 2024 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
+
+- Do not kill moto_server three minutes into the testsuite. (bsc#1221663)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Mar 18 09:58:56 UTC 2024 - Bernhard Wiedemann <bwiedemann@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-smart-open.spec b/python-smart-open.spec
index ebb762b..b0efffa 100644
--- a/python-smart-open.spec
+++ b/python-smart-open.spec
@@ -74,10 +74,12 @@ Includes support for S3, HDFS, gzip, bz2, etc.
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %check
-timeout 3m moto_server -p5000 2>/dev/null &
+moto_server -p5000 2>/dev/null &
+server_pid=$!
 export SO_ENABLE_MOTO_SERVER=1
 # Requires network
 %pytest -rs -k 'not (test_http_gz or test_s3_gzip_compress_sanity)' smart_open/
+kill $server_pid
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc README.rst