diff --git a/fedot/api/api_utils/api_composer.py b/fedot/api/api_utils/api_composer.py
index cc3bae010d..44bb6fc7bb 100644
--- a/fedot/api/api_utils/api_composer.py
+++ b/fedot/api/api_utils/api_composer.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def propose_and_fit_initial_assumption(self, train_data: InputData) -> Tuple[Seq
                                                                     use_input_preprocessing=self.params.get(
                                                                         'use_input_preprocessing'))
 
-        with self.timer.launch_assumption_fit():
+        with self.timer.launch_assumption_fit(n_folds=self.params.data['cv_folds']):
             fitted_assumption = \
                 assumption_handler.fit_assumption_and_check_correctness(deepcopy(initial_assumption[0]),
                                                                         pipelines_cache=self.pipelines_cache,
diff --git a/fedot/api/time.py b/fedot/api/time.py
index 77ac4d80f8..66fac7a1d3 100644
--- a/fedot/api/time.py
+++ b/fedot/api/time.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ def __init__(self, **time_params):
         self.tuning_spend_time = datetime.timedelta(minutes=0)
 
         self.assumption_fit_spend_time = datetime.timedelta(minutes=0)
+        self.assumption_fit_spend_time_single_fold = datetime.timedelta(minutes=0)
 
     def __define_timeouts_for_stages(self):
         """ Determine timeouts for tuning and composing """
@@ -69,11 +70,15 @@ def launch_tuning(self):
         self.tuning_spend_time = datetime.datetime.now() - starting_time_for_tuning
 
     @contextmanager
-    def launch_assumption_fit(self):
+    def launch_assumption_fit(self, n_folds: int):
         """ Wrap assumption fit process with timer """
         starting_time_for_assumption_fit = datetime.datetime.now()
         yield
-        self.assumption_fit_spend_time = datetime.datetime.now() - starting_time_for_assumption_fit
+        self.assumption_fit_spend_time_single_fold = \
+            (datetime.datetime.now() - starting_time_for_assumption_fit)
+        if n_folds is None:
+            n_folds = 1
+        self.assumption_fit_spend_time = self.assumption_fit_spend_time_single_fold * n_folds
 
     def determine_resources_for_tuning(self):
         """
@@ -81,7 +86,7 @@ def determine_resources_for_tuning(self):
         how much time and how many iterations are needed for tuning
 
         """
-        all_spend_time = self.composing_spend_time + self.assumption_fit_spend_time
+        all_spend_time = self.composing_spend_time + self.assumption_fit_spend_time_single_fold
 
         if self.time_for_automl is not None:
             all_timeout = float(self.time_for_automl)
diff --git a/test/integration/api/test_api_utils.py b/test/integration/api/test_api_utils.py
index ac23a25339..1909c4c221 100644
--- a/test/integration/api/test_api_utils.py
+++ b/test/integration/api/test_api_utils.py
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ def test_predefined_initial_assumption():
     available_operations = ['bernb', 'dt', 'knn', 'lda', 'qda', 'logit', 'rf', 'svc',
                             'scaling', 'normalization', 'pca', 'kernel_pca']
 
-    model = Fedot(problem='classification', timeout=.1,
-                  logging_level=logging.DEBUG, available_operations=available_operations,
+    model = Fedot(problem='classification', timeout=1.0,
+                  logging_level=logging.ERROR, available_operations=available_operations,
                   initial_assumption=initial_pipelines)
     old_params = deepcopy(model.params)
     model.fit(train_input)
diff --git a/test/integration/api/test_main_api.py b/test/integration/api/test_main_api.py
index 01eb7800f3..43068b5f23 100644
--- a/test/integration/api/test_main_api.py
+++ b/test/integration/api/test_main_api.py
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ def test_api_predict_correct(task_type, metric_name):
     train_data, test_data, _ = get_dataset(task_type)
     changed_api_params = {
         **TESTS_MAIN_API_DEFAULT_PARAMS,
-        'timeout': 1,
+        'timeout': 2,
         'preset': 'fast_train'
     }
-    model = Fedot(problem=task_type, metric=metric_name, **changed_api_params)
+    model = Fedot(problem=task_type, metric=metric_name, **changed_api_params, cv_folds=2)
     fedot_model = model.fit(features=train_data)
     prediction = model.predict(features=test_data)
     metric = model.get_metrics(metric_names=metric_name, rounding_order=5)
diff --git a/test/unit/optimizer/test_external.py b/test/unit/optimizer/test_external.py
index 00b83ade23..d552ca8f35 100644
--- a/test/unit/optimizer/test_external.py
+++ b/test/unit/optimizer/test_external.py
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ def test_external_static_optimizer(data_fixture, request):
     data = request.getfixturevalue(data_fixture)
     train_data, test_data = train_test_data_setup(data=data)
 
-    automl = Fedot(problem='classification', timeout=0.2, logging_level=logging.DEBUG,
+    automl = Fedot(problem='classification', timeout=0.1, logging_level=logging.DEBUG,
                    preset='fast_train',
                    with_tuning=False,
                    optimizer=partial(StaticOptimizer, node_name='logit'),
-                   pop_size=2)
+                   pop_size=2, cv_folds=None)
     obtained_pipeline = automl.fit(train_data)
     automl.predict(test_data)