diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index f5112435..5157c86c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ docker build .
 1. Run the Pinniped integration tests:
 
    ```bash
-   source /tmp/integration-test-env && go test -v -count 1 ./test/integration
+   source /tmp/integration-test-env && go test -v -count 1 -timeout 0 ./test/integration
    ```
 
 1. After making production code changes, recompile, redeploy, and run tests again by repeating the same
diff --git a/hack/prepare-for-integration-tests.sh b/hack/prepare-for-integration-tests.sh
index bdc6e1b9..4a2a8650 100755
--- a/hack/prepare-for-integration-tests.sh
+++ b/hack/prepare-for-integration-tests.sh
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ kind_capabilities_file="$pinniped_path/test/cluster_capabilities/kind.yaml"
 pinniped_cluster_capability_file_content=$(cat "$kind_capabilities_file")
 
 cat <<EOF >/tmp/integration-test-env
-# The following env vars should be set before running 'go test -v -count 1 ./test/integration'
+# The following env vars should be set before running 'go test -v -count 1 -timeout 0 ./test/integration'
 export PINNIPED_TEST_CONCIERGE_NAMESPACE=${concierge_namespace}
 export PINNIPED_TEST_CONCIERGE_APP_NAME=${concierge_app_name}
 export PINNIPED_TEST_CONCIERGE_CUSTOM_LABELS='${concierge_custom_labels}'
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ goland_vars=$(grep -v '^#' /tmp/integration-test-env | grep -E '^export .+=' | s
 log_note
 log_note "🚀 Ready to run integration tests! For example..."
 log_note "    cd $pinniped_path"
-log_note '    source /tmp/integration-test-env && go test -v -race -count 1 ./test/integration'
+log_note '    source /tmp/integration-test-env && go test -v -race -count 1 -timeout 0 ./test/integration'
 log_note
 log_note 'Want to run integration tests in GoLand? Copy/paste this "Environment" value for GoLand run configurations:'
 log_note "    ${goland_vars}PINNIPED_TEST_CLUSTER_CAPABILITY_FILE=${kind_capabilities_file}"