diff --git a/imports/_test/fixtures.ts b/imports/_test/fixtures.ts
index 93cf716ea..9b9fdf3fb 100644
--- a/imports/_test/fixtures.ts
+++ b/imports/_test/fixtures.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export const server = (title, fn) => {
 		};
 
 		describe(title, function () {
-			this.timeout(isAppTest() ? 10_000: 1000);
+			this.timeout(isAppTest() ? 10_000: 500);
 			beforeEach(prepare);
 			fn();
 			afterEach(cleanup);
diff --git a/imports/lib/pdf/pdf.tests.ts b/imports/lib/pdf/pdf.tests.ts
index 805d3c0c9..93c6a22f0 100644
--- a/imports/lib/pdf/pdf.tests.ts
+++ b/imports/lib/pdf/pdf.tests.ts
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ server(__filename, () => {
 	it('should work on the server', async () => {
 		const data = randomPDFUint8Array();
 		await fetchPDF({data});
-	});
+	}).timeout(1000);
 });
diff --git a/server/api/rateLimit.tests.ts b/server/api/rateLimit.tests.ts
index 1ce3cb896..4a21246d6 100644
--- a/server/api/rateLimit.tests.ts
+++ b/server/api/rateLimit.tests.ts
@@ -329,5 +329,5 @@ server(__filename, () => {
 				assert.strictEqual(response.text, 'Too Many Requests');
 			}
 		}
-	});
+	}).timeout(2000);
 });