diff --git a/tests/backend/specs/specialpages.js b/tests/backend/specs/specialpages.js
index 3e385f6e9..4b10887c5 100644
--- a/tests/backend/specs/specialpages.js
+++ b/tests/backend/specs/specialpages.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+'use strict';
+
 const common = require('../common');
 const settings = require('ep_etherpad-lite/node/utils/Settings');
 
 describe(__filename, function () {
+  this.timeout(30000);
   let agent;
   const backups = {};
   before(async function () { agent = await common.init(); });
@@ -19,6 +22,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('/javascript', function () {
     it('/javascript -> 200', async function () {
+      this.timeout(200);
       await agent.get('/javascript').expect(200);
     });
   });