increase time suggected here: https://github.com/cherrypy/cherrypy/issues/1896 --- a/cherrypy/test/test_static.py +++ b/cherrypy/test/test_static.py @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Root: @cherrypy.expose - @cherrypy.config(**{'response.stream': True}) + @cherrypy.config(**{'response.stream': True, 'server.socket_timeout': 5}) def bigfile(self): self.f = static.serve_file(bigfile_filepath) return self.f