diff --git a/testing/acceptance_test.py b/testing/acceptance_test.py
index b6a4a94..a089baa 100644
--- a/testing/acceptance_test.py
+++ b/testing/acceptance_test.py
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ class TestDistribution:
                 time.sleep(10)
         """
         )
-        child = testdir.spawn_pytest("-n1 -v")
+        child = testdir.spawn_pytest("-n1 -v", expect_timeout=30.0)
         child.expect(".*test_sleep.*")
         child.kill(2)  # keyboard interrupt
         child.expect(".*KeyboardInterrupt.*")
diff --git a/testing/test_looponfail.py b/testing/test_looponfail.py
index 94fccd7..a6ebebe 100644
--- a/testing/test_looponfail.py
+++ b/testing/test_looponfail.py
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ class TestFunctional:
         )
         # p = testdir.mkdir("sub").join(p1.basename)
         # p1.move(p)
-        child = testdir.spawn_pytest("-f %s --traceconfig" % p)
+        child = testdir.spawn_pytest("-f %s --traceconfig" % p,
+                                     expect_timeout=30.0)
         child.expect("def test_one")
         child.expect("x == 1")
         child.expect("1 failed")
@@ -311,7 +312,8 @@ class TestFunctional:
                 pass
         """
         )
-        child = testdir.spawn_pytest("-f %s" % p)
+        child = testdir.spawn_pytest("-f %s" % p,
+                                     expect_timeout=30.0)
         child.expect("1 xpass")
         # child.expect("### LOOPONFAILING ####")
         child.expect("waiting for changes")