Method for setting an emergency lighting operation duration of an emergency driver, which is connected to an emergency luminaire, whereby the emergency driver operates the emergency luminaire in an emergency, and whereby the emergency driver is equipped with a test button for testing functionality of the emergency driver, whereas the method contains the following steps: a) detecting a first actuation pattern (F i), which is input via the test button, by the emergency driver; b) checking by the emergency driver whether the detected first actuation pattern (F i) corresponds to a predetermined pattern; characterised by further comprising the following steps: c) expecting by the emergency driver an input via the test button within a predetermined time window; d) detecting a second actuation pattern (Si), which is input via the test button, by the emergency driver; e) evaluating the emergency lighting operation duration by the emergency driver when the detected first actuation pattern (F i) corresponds to the predetermined pattern is based on a detected type and/or number of actuations of the test button in the second actuation pattern (Si), wherein for each detected press of the test button in the second actuation pattern (Si), the emergency lighting operation duration is extended by a certain time period. whereby the emergency driver operates the emergency luminaire in an emergency, and whereby the emergency driver is equipped with a test button for testing functionality of the emergency driver, whereas the method contains the following steps: a) detecting a first actuation pattern (F i), which is input via the test button, by the emergency driver; b) checking by the emergency driver whether the detected first actuation pattern (F i) corresponds to a predetermined pattern; a) detecting a first actuation pattern (F i), which is input via the test button, by the emergency driver; b) checking by the emergency driver whether the detected first actuation pattern (F i) corresponds to a predetermined pattern; characterised by further comprising the following steps: c) expecting by the emergency driver an input via the test button within a predetermined time window; d) detecting a second actuation pattern (Si), which is input via the test button, by the emergency driver; e) evaluating the emergency lighting operation duration by the emergency driver when the detected first actuation pattern (F i) corresponds to the predetermined pattern is based on a detected type and/or number of actuations of the test button in the second actuation pattern (Si), wherein for each detected press of the test button in the second actuation pattern (Si), the emergency lighting operation duration is extended by a certain time period. c) expecting by the emergency driver an input via the test button within a predetermined time window; d) detecting a second actuation pattern (Si), which is input via the test button, by the emergency driver; e) evaluating the emergency lighting operation duration by the emergency driver when the detected first actuation pattern (F i) corresponds to the predetermined pattern is based on a detected type and/or number of actuations of the test button in the second actuation pattern (Si), wherein for each detected press of the test button in the second actuation pattern (Si), the emergency lighting operation duration is extended by a certain time period.