diff --git a/tests/builtin/runtime/test_model_usage_recorder.py b/tests/builtin/runtime/test_model_usage_recorder.py
index 46f186a029..46208b7257 100644
--- a/tests/builtin/runtime/test_model_usage_recorder.py
+++ b/tests/builtin/runtime/test_model_usage_recorder.py
@@ -730,7 +730,8 @@ async def scenario() -> None:
         path = tmp_path / "commit-locked.db"
         config = SQLiteConfig(url=f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{path}", journal_mode="DELETE")
         async with _database(config) as database:
-            recorder = _ModelUsageRecorder(database, StatisticsRepository())
+            # Recovery requires settlement beyond the default one-second write budget.
+            recorder = _ModelUsageRecorder(database, StatisticsRepository(), flush_timeout_seconds=2.0)
             reader = sqlite3.connect(path)
             try:
                 reader.execute("BEGIN")