diff --git a/tests/executables_src/testDeviceAccessors.cc b/tests/executables_src/testDeviceAccessors.cc
index d2410e70c2f7fa68a43b3c7e20f850278fe88c37..825d33f587755567dda19da956e2d5288c5870c3 100644
--- a/tests/executables_src/testDeviceAccessors.cc
+++ b/tests/executables_src/testDeviceAccessors.cc
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE(testConstantToDevice, T, test_types) {
   ChimeraTK::Device dev;
   dev.open("Dummy0");
 
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<T>("/MyModule/actuator") == 18, 3000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<T>("/MyModule/actuator") == 18, 10000);
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************************************************************/
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE(testConstantToDeviceFanOut, T, test_types) {
   ChimeraTK::Device dev;
   dev.open("Dummy0");
 
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<T>("/MyModule/actuator") == 20, 3000);
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<T>("/MyModule/readBack") == 20, 3000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<T>("/MyModule/actuator") == 20, 10000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<T>("/MyModule/readBack") == 20, 10000);
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************************************************************/
diff --git a/tests/executables_src/testDeviceExceptionFlagPropagation.cc b/tests/executables_src/testDeviceExceptionFlagPropagation.cc
index 7f2be900246c4faff52ccaf205d4b6b517771668..d06ef1674aa2b49ad0bf03f20c34528d771ea1e1 100644
--- a/tests/executables_src/testDeviceExceptionFlagPropagation.cc
+++ b/tests/executables_src/testDeviceExceptionFlagPropagation.cc
@@ -95,20 +95,19 @@ struct TestApplication : ctk::Application {
 };
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testDirectConnectOpen) {
-
-  for (int readMode = 0; readMode < 3; ++readMode) {
+  for(int readMode = 0; readMode < 3; ++readMode) {
     TestApplication app;
     boost::shared_ptr<ExceptionDummy> dummyBackend1 = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<ExceptionDummy>(
-            ChimeraTK::BackendFactory::getInstance().createBackend(ExceptionDummyCDD1));
+        ChimeraTK::BackendFactory::getInstance().createBackend(ExceptionDummyCDD1));
 
-    app.dev("/MyModule/readBack", typeid (int), 1) >> app.module.vars.read;
-    app.module.vars.set >> app.dev("/MyModule/actuator", typeid (int), 1);
+    app.dev("/MyModule/readBack", typeid(int), 1) >> app.module.vars.read;
+    app.module.vars.set >> app.dev("/MyModule/actuator", typeid(int), 1);
     app.name.name.tick >> app.module.vars.tick;
 
     // Open and put device in an error state
     dummyBackend1->throwExceptionOpen = true;
     ctk::TestFacility test(false);
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(app.module.vars.read.dataValidity() == ctk::DataValidity::ok, 1000);
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(app.module.vars.read.dataValidity() == ctk::DataValidity::ok, 10000);
 
     // set the read mode
     app.module.readMode = readMode;
@@ -116,14 +115,13 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testDirectConnectOpen) {
     app.run();
 
     // Trigger and check
-    app.name.name.tick.write();   
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(app.module.vars.read.dataValidity() == ctk::DataValidity::faulty, 1000);
-    
+    app.name.name.tick.write();
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(app.module.vars.read.dataValidity() == ctk::DataValidity::faulty, 10000);
+
     // recover from error state
     dummyBackend1->throwExceptionOpen = false;
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(app.module.vars.read.dataValidity() == ctk::DataValidity::ok, 1000);
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(app.module.vars.read.dataValidity() == ctk::DataValidity::ok, 10000);
   }
-
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testDirectConnectRead) {
diff --git a/tests/executables_src/testDeviceInitialisationHandler.cc b/tests/executables_src/testDeviceInitialisationHandler.cc
index a09a50ffe038ce54e1a352943804e59e0fc462b4..b76e93e6c25162e8e989863efed3f77353258a1e 100644
--- a/tests/executables_src/testDeviceInitialisationHandler.cc
+++ b/tests/executables_src/testDeviceInitialisationHandler.cc
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testInitialisationException) {
 
   CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / deviceCDD / "status"), 1, 30000);
   CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(
-      test.readScalar<std::string>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / deviceCDD / "message"), exceptionMessage, 3000);
+      test.readScalar<std::string>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / deviceCDD / "message"), exceptionMessage, 10000);
 
   // Check that the execution of init handlers was stopped after the exception:
   // initialiseReg2 and initialiseReg3 were not executed. As we already checked with timeout that the
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testInitialisationException) {
   // wait until the device is reported to be OK again (chech with timeout),
   // then check the initialisation (again, no extra timeout needed because of the logic:
   // success is only reported after successful init).
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / deviceCDD / "status"), 0, 3000);
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<std::string>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / deviceCDD / "message"), "", 3000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / deviceCDD / "status"), 0, 10000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<std::string>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / deviceCDD / "message"), "", 10000);
 
   // initialisation should be correct now
   reg1.readLatest();
@@ -256,20 +256,20 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testInitialisationException) {
   reg4_cs = 20;
   reg4_cs.write();
 
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / deviceCDD / "status"), 1, 3000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / deviceCDD / "status"), 1, 10000);
   // First we see the message from the failing write
   CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<std::string>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / deviceCDD / "message"),
-      "DummyException: write throws by request", 3000);
+      "DummyException: write throws by request", 10000);
   dummyBackend->throwExceptionWrite = false;
   // Afterwards we see a message from the failing initialisation (which we can now distinguish from the original write exception because write does not throw any more)
   CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(
-      test.readScalar<std::string>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / deviceCDD / "message"), exceptionMessage, 3000);
+      test.readScalar<std::string>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / deviceCDD / "message"), exceptionMessage, 10000);
 
   // Now fix the initialisation error and check that the device comes up.
   throwInInitialisation = false;
   // Wait until the device is OK again
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / deviceCDD / "status"), 0, 3000);
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<std::string>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / deviceCDD / "message"), "", 3000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / deviceCDD / "status"), 0, 10000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<std::string>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / deviceCDD / "message"), "", 10000);
   // Finally check that the 20 arrives on the device
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/REG4"), 20, 3000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/REG4"), 20, 10000);
 }
diff --git a/tests/executables_src/testDirectDeviceToCS.cc b/tests/executables_src/testDirectDeviceToCS.cc
index 23ded394063ffc853b83920fd23b029940b03285..ab64124d4d8ba8feae818c695205d95d6e5bfa07 100644
--- a/tests/executables_src/testDirectDeviceToCS.cc
+++ b/tests/executables_src/testDirectDeviceToCS.cc
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE(testDirectCStoDev, T, test_types) {
 
   myFeeder->accessData(0) = 18;
   myFeeder->write();
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<T>("/MyModule/actuator") == 18, 3000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<T>("/MyModule/actuator") == 18, 10000);
 
   myFeeder->accessData(0) = 20;
   myFeeder->write();
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<T>("/MyModule/actuator") == 20, 3000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<T>("/MyModule/actuator") == 20, 10000);
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************************************************************/
@@ -171,13 +171,13 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE(testDirectCStoDevFanOut, T, test_types) {
 
   myFeeder->accessData(0) = 18;
   myFeeder->write();
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<T>("/MyModule/actuator") == 18, 3000);
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<T>("/MyModule/readBack") == 18, 3000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<T>("/MyModule/actuator") == 18, 10000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<T>("/MyModule/readBack") == 18, 10000);
 
   myFeeder->accessData(0) = 20;
   myFeeder->write();
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<T>("/MyModule/actuator") == 20, 3000);
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<T>("/MyModule/readBack") == 20, 3000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<T>("/MyModule/actuator") == 20, 10000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<T>("/MyModule/readBack") == 20, 10000);
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************************************************************/
diff --git a/tests/executables_src/testExceptionHandling.cc b/tests/executables_src/testExceptionHandling.cc
index f591c74290f816f031621793b6a3501ca65c7bc2..590ea7fb8f8eeec67aa61b57ba7c9185199f3441 100644
--- a/tests/executables_src/testExceptionHandling.cc
+++ b/tests/executables_src/testExceptionHandling.cc
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testExceptionHandlingRead) {
   trigger.write();
   BOOST_CHECK(!message1.readLatest());
   BOOST_CHECK(!status1.readLatest());
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback1.readLatest(), 1000);
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback2.readLatest(), 1000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback1.readLatest(), 10000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback2.readLatest(), 10000);
   BOOST_CHECK(static_cast<std::string>(message1) == "");
   BOOST_CHECK(status1 == 0);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(readback1, 42);
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testExceptionHandlingRead) {
     readbackDummy2 = 20 + i;
     dummyBackend1->throwExceptionRead = true;
     trigger.write();
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(message1.readLatest(), 1000);
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(status1.readLatest(), 1000);
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(message1.readLatest(), 10000);
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(status1.readLatest(), 10000);
     BOOST_CHECK(static_cast<std::string>(message1) != "");
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1, 1);
     BOOST_CHECK(readback1.readNonBlocking());                                 // we have been signalized new data
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testExceptionHandlingRead) {
     // the second device must still be functional
     BOOST_CHECK(!message2.readNonBlocking());
     BOOST_CHECK(!status2.readNonBlocking());
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback2.readNonBlocking(), 1000); // device 2 still works
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback2.readNonBlocking(), 10000); // device 2 still works
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(readback2, 20 + i);
 
     // even with device 1 failing the second one must process the data, so send a new trigger
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testExceptionHandlingRead) {
     trigger.write();
     BOOST_CHECK(!readback1.readNonBlocking());                                // we should not have gotten any new data
     BOOST_CHECK(readback1.dataValidity() == ChimeraTK::DataValidity::faulty); // But the fault flag should still be set
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback2.readNonBlocking(), 1000);                         // device 2 still works
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback2.readNonBlocking(), 10000);                        // device 2 still works
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(readback2, 120 + i);
 
     // Now "cure" the device problem
@@ -201,24 +201,24 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testExceptionHandlingRead) {
     readbackDummy2 = 40 + i;
     dummyBackend1->throwExceptionRead = false;
     trigger.write();
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(message1.readLatest(), 1000);
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(status1.readLatest(), 1000);
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback1.readNonBlocking(), 1000);
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(message1.readLatest(), 10000);
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(status1.readLatest(), 10000);
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback1.readNonBlocking(), 10000);
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(static_cast<std::string>(message1), "");
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1, 0);
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(readback1, 30 + i);
     BOOST_CHECK(readback1.dataValidity() == ChimeraTK::DataValidity::ok); // The fault flag should have been cleared
     // there are two more copies in the queue, since the two triggers received during the error state is still
     // processed after recovery
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback1.readNonBlocking(), 1000);
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback1.readNonBlocking(), 10000);
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(readback1, 30 + i);
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback1.readNonBlocking(), 1000);
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback1.readNonBlocking(), 10000);
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(readback1, 30 + i);
     BOOST_CHECK(!readback1.readNonBlocking()); // now the queue should be empty
     // device2
     BOOST_CHECK(!message2.readNonBlocking());
     BOOST_CHECK(!status2.readNonBlocking());
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback2.readNonBlocking(), 1000); // device 2 still works
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback2.readNonBlocking(), 10000); // device 2 still works
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(readback2, 40 + i);
   }
 }
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testExceptionHandlingWrite) {
   actuator2.write();
   BOOST_CHECK(!message1.readLatest());
   BOOST_CHECK(!status1.readLatest());
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(actuatorDummy1 == 29, 1000);
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(actuatorDummy2 == 39, 1000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(actuatorDummy1 == 29, 10000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(actuatorDummy2 == 39, 10000);
   BOOST_CHECK(static_cast<std::string>(message1) == "");
   BOOST_CHECK(status1 == 0);
 
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testExceptionHandlingWrite) {
     actuator1.write();
     actuator2 = 40 + i;
     actuator2.write();
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(message1.readLatest(), 1000);
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(status1.readLatest(), 1000);
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(message1.readLatest(), 10000);
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(status1.readLatest(), 10000);
     BOOST_CHECK(static_cast<std::string>(message1) != "");
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1, 1);
     usleep(10000);                                  // 10ms wait time so potential wrong values could have propagated
@@ -288,18 +288,18 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testExceptionHandlingWrite) {
     // the second device must still be functional
     BOOST_CHECK(!message2.readNonBlocking());
     BOOST_CHECK(!status2.readNonBlocking());
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(actuatorDummy2 == int(40 + i), 1000); // device 2 still works
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(actuatorDummy2 == int(40 + i), 10000); // device 2 still works
 
     // even with device 1 failing the second one must process the data, so send a new data before fixing dev1
     actuator2 = 120 + i;
     actuator2.write();
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(actuatorDummy2 == int(120 + i), 1000); // device 2 still works
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(actuatorDummy2 == int(120 + i), 10000); // device 2 still works
 
     // Now "cure" the device problem
     dummyBackend1->throwExceptionWrite = false;
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(message1.readLatest(), 1000);
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(status1.readLatest(), 1000);
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(actuatorDummy1 == int(30 + i), 1000); // write is now complete
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(message1.readLatest(), 10000);
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(status1.readLatest(), 10000);
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(actuatorDummy1 == int(30 + i), 10000); // write is now complete
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(static_cast<std::string>(message1), "");
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1, 0);
   }
@@ -345,30 +345,30 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testExceptionHandlingOpen) {
   readbackDummy2 = 110;
   trigger.write();
   //device 1 is in Error state
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(message1.readLatest(), 1000);
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(status1.readLatest(), 1000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(message1.readLatest(), 10000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(status1.readLatest(), 10000);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1, 1);
   BOOST_CHECK(!readback1.readNonBlocking());
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback2.readNonBlocking(), 1000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback2.readNonBlocking(), 10000);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(readback2, 110);
 
   // even with device 1 failing the second one must process the data, so send a new trigger
   // before fixing dev1
   readbackDummy2 = 120;
   trigger.write();
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback2.readNonBlocking(), 1000); // device 2 still works
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback2.readNonBlocking(), 10000); // device 2 still works
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(readback2, 120);
   //Device is not in error state.
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(!message2.readLatest(), 1000);
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(!status2.readLatest(), 1000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(!message2.readLatest(), 10000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(!status2.readLatest(), 10000);
 
   //fix device 1
   dummyBackend1->throwExceptionOpen = false;
   //device 1 is fixed
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(message1.readLatest(), 1000);
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(status1.readLatest(), 1000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(message1.readLatest(), 10000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(status1.readLatest(), 10000);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1, 0);
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback1.readNonBlocking(), 1000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(readback1.readNonBlocking(), 10000);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(readback1, 100);
 }
 
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testConstants) {
   dev.open(ExceptionDummyCDD1);
 
   // after opening a device the runApplication() might return, but the initialisation might not have happened in the other thread yet. So check with timeout.
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<int32_t>("/MyModule/actuator") == 18, 3000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<int32_t>("/MyModule/actuator") == 18, 10000);
 
   // So far this is also tested by testDeviceAccessors. Now cause errors.
   // Take back the value of the constant which was written to the device before making the device fail for further writes.
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testConstants) {
   pleaseWriteToMe.write();
   test.stepApplication();
 
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<int32_t>("/MyModule/actuator") == 18, 3000);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(dev.read<int32_t>("/MyModule/actuator") == 18, 10000);
 }
 
 /// @todo FIXME: Write test that errors during constant writing are handled correctly, incl. correct error messages to the control system
@@ -432,9 +432,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testShutdown) {
   //app.dumpConnections();
 
   //Wait for the devices to come up.
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / ExceptionDummyCDD1 / "status"), 0, 3000);
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / ExceptionDummyCDD2 / "status"), 0, 3000);
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / ExceptionDummyCDD3 / "status"), 0, 3000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(
+      test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / ExceptionDummyCDD1 / "status"), 0, 10000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(
+      test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / ExceptionDummyCDD2 / "status"), 0, 10000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(
+      test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / ExceptionDummyCDD3 / "status"), 0, 10000);
 
   // make all devices fail, and wait until they report the error state, one after another
   auto dummyBackend2 =
@@ -447,15 +450,16 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testShutdown) {
   trigger2.write(); // triggers the read of readBack
 
   // wait for the error to be reported in the control system
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / ExceptionDummyCDD2 / "status"), 1, 3000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(
+      test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / ExceptionDummyCDD2 / "status"), 1, 10000);
   CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<std::string>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / ExceptionDummyCDD2 / "message"),
-      "DummyException: read throws by request", 3000);
+      "DummyException: read throws by request", 10000);
 
   auto theInt = test.getScalar<int32_t>("/Device2/Integers/signed32");
   theInt.write();
   // the read is the first error we see. The second one is not reported any more for this device.
   CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<std::string>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / ExceptionDummyCDD2 / "message"),
-      "DummyException: read throws by request", 3000);
+      "DummyException: read throws by request", 10000);
 
   // device 2 successfully broken!
 
@@ -469,9 +473,10 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testShutdown) {
   triggerActuator.write();
 
   // wait for the error to be reported in the control system
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / ExceptionDummyCDD1 / "status"), 1, 3000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(
+      test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / ExceptionDummyCDD1 / "status"), 1, 10000);
   CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<std::string>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / ExceptionDummyCDD1 / "message"),
-      "DummyException: write throws by request", 3000);
+      "DummyException: write throws by request", 10000);
 
   auto triggerReadback = test.getScalar<int32_t>("/triggerReadback");
   triggerReadback.write();
@@ -486,9 +491,10 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testShutdown) {
   auto triggerRealistic = test.getScalar<int32_t>("/triggerRealistic");
   triggerRealistic.write();
 
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / ExceptionDummyCDD3 / "status"), 1, 3000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(
+      test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / ExceptionDummyCDD3 / "status"), 1, 10000);
   CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<std::string>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / ExceptionDummyCDD3 / "message"),
-      "DummyException: read throws by request", 3000);
+      "DummyException: read throws by request", 10000);
 
   auto reg4 = test.getScalar<int32_t>("/Device3/MODULE/REG4");
   reg4.write();
diff --git a/tests/executables_src/testProcessVariableRecovery.cc b/tests/executables_src/testProcessVariableRecovery.cc
index 4478e6a77d97646a9b74a57c869efd14c34e515c..b5a75dcb245218a470bdf01ef1ddf29768e16260 100644
--- a/tests/executables_src/testProcessVariableRecovery.cc
+++ b/tests/executables_src/testProcessVariableRecovery.cc
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testProcessVariableRecovery) {
   std::cout << "testProcessVariableRecovery" << std::endl;
   TestApplication app;
 
-
   app.findTag(".*").connectTo(app.cs); // creates /TEST/TO_DEV_SCALAR1 and /TEST/TO/DEV/ARRAY1
   // devices are not automatically connected (yet)
   app.dev.connectTo(app.cs,
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testProcessVariableRecovery) {
           1)); // In TEST it connects to TO_DEV_SCALAR1 and TO_DEV_ARRAY1, and creates TO_DEV_SCALAR2, FROM_DEV1, FROM_DEV2, TO_DEV_AREA2, FROM_DEV_AREA1 and FROM_DEV_AREA2
 
   // make a constant and connect to the device
-  auto constante = ctk::VariableNetworkNode::makeConstant(1,44252,1);
+  auto constante = ctk::VariableNetworkNode::makeConstant(1, 44252, 1);
   constante >> app.dev["CONSTANT"]("VAR32");
 
   ctk::TestFacility test(false);
@@ -151,24 +150,24 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testProcessVariableRecovery) {
   dummy.open(deviceCDD);
   //Check that the initial values are there.
   //auto reg2 = dummy.getScalarRegisterAccessor<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_SCALAR2");
-  //CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT([=]()mutable{reg2.readLatest(); return int32_t(reg2);},0,3000);
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/CONSTANT/VAR32"), 44252, 3000);
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_SCALAR2"), 42, 3000);
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_ARRAY2", 1, 0)[0], 99, 3000);
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_ARRAY2", 1, 1)[0], 99, 3000);
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_ARRAY2", 1, 2)[0], 99, 3000);
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_ARRAY2", 1, 3)[0], 99, 3000);
+  //CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT([=]()mutable{reg2.readLatest(); return int32_t(reg2);},0,10000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/CONSTANT/VAR32"), 44252, 10000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_SCALAR2"), 42, 10000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_ARRAY2", 1, 0)[0], 99, 10000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_ARRAY2", 1, 1)[0], 99, 10000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_ARRAY2", 1, 2)[0], 99, 10000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_ARRAY2", 1, 3)[0], 99, 10000);
 
   //Update device register via application module.
   auto trigger = test.getScalar<int32_t>("/TEST/trigger");
   trigger = 100;
   trigger.write();
   //Check if the values are updated.
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_SCALAR1"), 100, 3000);
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_ARRAY1", 1, 0)[0], 100, 3000);
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_ARRAY1", 1, 1)[0], 100, 3000);
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_ARRAY1", 1, 2)[0], 100, 3000);
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_ARRAY1", 1, 3)[0], 100, 3000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_SCALAR1"), 100, 10000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_ARRAY1", 1, 0)[0], 100, 10000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_ARRAY1", 1, 1)[0], 100, 10000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_ARRAY1", 1, 2)[0], 100, 10000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_ARRAY1", 1, 3)[0], 100, 10000);
 
   auto dummyBackend =
       boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<ExceptionDummy>(ctk::BackendFactory::getInstance().createBackend(deviceCDD));
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testProcessVariableRecovery) {
   dummy.write("/TEST/TO_DEV_ARRAY1", array);
   dummy.write("/TEST/TO_DEV_ARRAY2", array);
 
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/CONSTANT/VAR32"), 0, 3000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/CONSTANT/VAR32"), 0, 10000);
   dummyBackend->throwExceptionWrite = true;
   dummyBackend->throwExceptionRead = true;
 
@@ -193,14 +192,14 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testProcessVariableRecovery) {
   trigger2.write();
 
   //Verify that the device is in error state.
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / deviceCDD / "status"), 1, 5000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / deviceCDD / "status"), 1, 10000);
 
   //Set device back to normal.
   dummyBackend->throwExceptionWrite = false;
   dummyBackend->throwExceptionRead = false;
   dummyBackend->throwExceptionOpen = false;
   //Verify if the device is ready.
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / deviceCDD / "status"), 0, 3000);
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<int32_t>(ctk::RegisterPath("/Devices") / deviceCDD / "status"), 0, 10000);
 
   //Device should have the correct values now. Notice that we did not trigger the writer module!
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_SCALAR2"), 42);
@@ -210,6 +209,5 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testProcessVariableRecovery) {
   BOOST_CHECK((dummy.read<int32_t>("/TEST/TO_DEV_ARRAY1", 0) == std::vector<int32_t>{100, 100, 100, 100}));
 
   // check if the constant is written back after recovery
-  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/CONSTANT/VAR32"), 44252, 3000);
-
+  CHECK_EQUAL_TIMEOUT(dummy.read<int32_t>("/CONSTANT/VAR32"), 44252, 10000);
 }
diff --git a/tests/executables_src/testTestFacilities.cc b/tests/executables_src/testTestFacilities.cc
index 91418af818ee893eca89bb3718976882ca30d786..b99a44edc642a4fc6685650cbc992d9f9ba41f0c 100644
--- a/tests/executables_src/testTestFacilities.cc
+++ b/tests/executables_src/testTestFacilities.cc
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE(testBlockingRead, T, test_types) {
     usleep(10000);
     BOOST_CHECK(pvOutput.readNonBlocking() == false);
     test.stepApplication();
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(pvOutput.readNonBlocking() == true, 200);
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(pvOutput.readNonBlocking() == true, 10000);
     int val = pvOutput;
     BOOST_CHECK(val == 120 + i);
   }
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE(testConvenienceRead, T, test_types) {
   for(int i = 0; i < 5; ++i) {
     test.writeScalar<T>("input", 120 + i);
     test.stepApplication();
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<T>("output") == T(120 + i), 200);
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(test.readScalar<T>("output") == T(120 + i), 10000);
   }
 
   // same with array function (still a scalar variable behind, but this does not
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE(testConvenienceRead, T, test_types) {
     std::vector<T> myValue{T(120 + i)};
     test.writeArray<T>("input", myValue);
     test.stepApplication();
-    CHECK_TIMEOUT(test.readArray<T>("output") == std::vector<T>{T(120 + i)}, 200);
+    CHECK_TIMEOUT(test.readArray<T>("output") == std::vector<T>{T(120 + i)}, 10000);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/executables_src/testTrigger.cc b/tests/executables_src/testTrigger.cc
index 329ece86e36b3aee0b99f667037092d721d05736..704d4a02d75d2417b0278e38b25684c5067b9192 100644
--- a/tests/executables_src/testTrigger.cc
+++ b/tests/executables_src/testTrigger.cc
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE(testTriggerTransferGroup, T, test_types) {
 
   // trigger the transfer
   app.testModule.theTrigger.write();
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(backend->numberOfTransfers == 1, 200);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(backend->numberOfTransfers == 1, 10000);
   BOOST_CHECK(backend->last_bar == 0);
   BOOST_CHECK(backend->last_address == 0);
   BOOST_CHECK(backend->last_sizeInBytes == 12);
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE(testTriggerTransferGroup, T, test_types) {
 
   // trigger the transfer
   app.testModule.theTrigger.write();
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(backend->numberOfTransfers == 2, 200);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(backend->numberOfTransfers == 2, 10000);
   BOOST_CHECK(backend->last_bar == 0);
   BOOST_CHECK(backend->last_address == 0);
   BOOST_CHECK(backend->last_sizeInBytes == 12);