diff --git a/compiler-lib/compiler/commands/test.rkt b/compiler-lib/compiler/commands/test.rkt
index d456d42711..b927636c40 100644
--- a/compiler-lib/compiler/commands/test.rkt
+++ b/compiler-lib/compiler/commands/test.rkt
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@
 
 (define (get-timeout p)
   ;; assumes `(check-info p)` has been called and `p` is normalized
-  (hash-ref timeouts p +inf.0))
+  (hash-ref timeouts p (or default-timeout +inf.0)))
 
 (define (get-lock-name p)
   ;; assumes `(check-info p)` has been called and `p` is normalized