diff --git a/tests/executables_src/testAppModuleConnections.cc b/tests/executables_src/testAppModuleConnections.cc
index 31760ea6f72476361004ba6b14bc3a70c557d66a..dee8f905b162d35ae6b3aaa11974748902b93838 100644
--- a/tests/executables_src/testAppModuleConnections.cc
+++ b/tests/executables_src/testAppModuleConnections.cc
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE( testTwoScalarPushAccessors, T, test_types ) {
   app.testModule.feedingPush.write();
 
   // check that the consumer now receives the just written value
-  BOOST_CHECK(futRead.wait_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(200)) == std::future_status::ready);
+  BOOST_CHECK(futRead.wait_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(2000)) == std::future_status::ready);
   BOOST_CHECK( app.testModule.consumingPush == 120 );
 
 }
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE( testFourScalarPushAccessors, T, test_types ) {
   app.testModule.feedingPush.write();
 
   // check that the consumers now receive the just written value
-  BOOST_CHECK(futRead.wait_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(200)) == std::future_status::ready);
-  BOOST_CHECK(futRead2.wait_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(200)) == std::future_status::ready);
-  BOOST_CHECK(futRead3.wait_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(200)) == std::future_status::ready);
+  BOOST_CHECK(futRead.wait_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(2000)) == std::future_status::ready);
+  BOOST_CHECK(futRead2.wait_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(2000)) == std::future_status::ready);
+  BOOST_CHECK(futRead3.wait_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(2000)) == std::future_status::ready);
   BOOST_CHECK( app.testModule.consumingPush == 120 );
   BOOST_CHECK( app.testModule.consumingPush2 == 120 );
   BOOST_CHECK( app.testModule.consumingPush3 == 120 );
diff --git a/tests/executables_src/testTrigger.cc b/tests/executables_src/testTrigger.cc
index 9278639af2deb76cac64f71fe633383596c491a1..9f6e60243da26865b17c16d5b843efb8a5aceec6 100644
--- a/tests/executables_src/testTrigger.cc
+++ b/tests/executables_src/testTrigger.cc
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE( testTriggerDevToApp, T, test_types ) {
   app.testModule.theTrigger.write();
 
   // check that the consumer now receives the just written value
-  BOOST_CHECK(futRead.wait_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(200)) == std::future_status::ready);
+  BOOST_CHECK(futRead.wait_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(2000)) == std::future_status::ready);
   BOOST_CHECK( app.testModule.consumingPush == 120 );
 }
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE( testTriggerDevToCS, T, test_types ) {
   app.testModule.feedingToDevice.write();
   BOOST_CHECK(myCSVar->receive() == false);
   app.testModule.theTrigger.write();
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(myCSVar->receive() == true, 200);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(myCSVar->receive() == true, 2000);
   BOOST_CHECK(*myCSVar == 42);
 
   BOOST_CHECK(myCSVar->receive() == false);
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE( testTriggerDevToCS, T, test_types ) {
   app.testModule.feedingToDevice.write();
   BOOST_CHECK(myCSVar->receive() == false);
   app.testModule.theTrigger.write();
-  CHECK_TIMEOUT(myCSVar->receive() == true, 200);
+  CHECK_TIMEOUT(myCSVar->receive() == true, 2000);
   BOOST_CHECK(*myCSVar == 120);
 
   BOOST_CHECK(myCSVar->receive() == false);