diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/api.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/api.js
index 070632b0b..cd8506519 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/api.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/api.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   });
 
   it('can obtain valid openapi definition document', async function () {
+    this.timeout(15000);
     await agent.get('/api/openapi.json')
         .expect(200)
         .expect((res) => {
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   });
 
   it('supports jsonp calls', async function () {
+    this.timeout(150);
     await agent.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&jsonp=jsonp_1&padID=${testPadId}`)
         .expect(200)
         .expect('Content-Type', /javascript/)
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/characterEncoding.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/characterEncoding.js
index 211885a28..00183e12a 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/characterEncoding.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/characterEncoding.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const testPadId = makeid();
 describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('Connectivity For Character Encoding', function () {
     it('can connect', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(250);
       api.get('/api/')
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect(200, done);
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   });
 
   describe('API Versioning', function () {
+    this.timeout(150);
     it('finds the version tag', function (done) {
       api.get('/api/')
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('Permission', function () {
     it('errors with invalid APIKey', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       // This is broken because Etherpad doesn't handle HTTP codes properly see #2343
       // If your APIKey is password you deserve to fail all tests anyway
       const permErrorURL = `/api/${apiVersion}/createPad?apikey=password&padID=test`;
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('createPad', function () {
     it('creates a new Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to create new Pad');
@@ -60,6 +64,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('setHTML', function () {
     it('Sets the HTML of a Pad attempting to weird utf8 encoded content', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(1000);
       fs.readFile('tests/backend/specs/api/emojis.html', 'utf8', (err, html) => {
         api.post(endPoint('setHTML'))
             .send({
@@ -77,6 +82,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getHTML', function () {
     it('get the HTML of Pad with emojis', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(400);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.html.indexOf('&#127484') === -1) {
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/chat.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/chat.js
index e2ddf0540..570a8aaaa 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/chat.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/chat.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   */
 
   describe('createPad', function () {
+    this.timeout(400);
     it('creates a new Pad', function (done) {
       api.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${padID}`)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   });
 
   describe('createAuthor', function () {
+    this.timeout(100);
     it('Creates an author with a name set', function (done) {
       api.get(endPoint('createAuthor'))
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   });
 
   describe('appendChatMessage', function () {
+    this.timeout(100);
     it('Adds a chat message to the pad', function (done) {
       api.get(`${endPoint('appendChatMessage')}&padID=${padID}&text=blalblalbha&authorID=${authorID}&time=${timestamp}`)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -70,6 +73,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
 
   describe('getChatHead', function () {
+    this.timeout(100);
     it('Gets the head of chat', function (done) {
       api.get(`${endPoint('getChatHead')}&padID=${padID}`)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   });
 
   describe('getChatHistory', function () {
+    this.timeout(40);
     it('Gets Chat History of a Pad', function (done) {
       api.get(`${endPoint('getChatHistory')}&padID=${padID}`)
           .expect((res) => {
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/importexport.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/importexport.js
index 1c93c11c4..960f019bd 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/importexport.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/importexport.js
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
         });
       }
       it('createPad', function (done) {
+        this.timeout(200);
         api.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
             .expect((res) => {
               if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to create new Pad');
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('setHTML', function (done) {
+        this.timeout(150);
         api.get(`${endPoint('setHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}&html=${encodeURIComponent(test.input)}`)
             .expect((res) => {
               if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error(`Error:${testName}`);
@@ -254,6 +256,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('getHTML', function (done) {
+        this.timeout(150);
         api.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
             .expect((res) => {
               const gotHtml = res.body.data.html;
@@ -277,6 +280,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('getText', function (done) {
+        this.timeout(100);
         api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
             .expect((res) => {
               const gotText = res.body.data.text;
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/importexportGetPost.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/importexportGetPost.js
index ce03c5768..73b58a2f3 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/importexportGetPost.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/importexportGetPost.js
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ const testPadId = makeid();
 const testPadIdEnc = encodeURIComponent(testPadId);
 
 describe(__filename, function () {
+  this.timeout(45000);
   before(async function () { agent = await common.init(); });
 
   describe('Connectivity', function () {
     it('can connect', async function () {
+      this.timeout(250);
       await agent.get('/api/')
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/);
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('API Versioning', function () {
     it('finds the version tag', async function () {
+      this.timeout(250);
       await agent.get('/api/')
           .expect(200)
           .expect((res) => assert(res.body.currentVersion));
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('creates a new Pad, imports content to it, checks that content', async function () {
+      this.timeout(500);
       await agent.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('gets read only pad Id and exports the html and text for this pad', async function () {
+      this.timeout(250);
       const ro = await agent.get(`${endPoint('getReadOnlyID')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect((res) => assert.ok(JSON.parse(res.text).data.readOnlyID));
@@ -132,6 +137,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       // For some reason word import does not work in testing..
       // TODO: fix support for .doc files..
       it('Tries to import .doc that uses soffice or abiword', async function () {
+        this.timeout(10000);
         await agent.post(`/p/${testPadId}/import`)
             .attach('file', wordDoc, {filename: '/test.doc', contentType: 'application/msword'})
             .expect(200)
@@ -139,6 +145,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('exports DOC', async function () {
+        this.timeout(3000);
         await agent.get(`/p/${testPadId}/export/doc`)
             .buffer(true).parse(superagent.parse['application/octet-stream'])
             .expect(200)
@@ -146,6 +153,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('Tries to import .docx that uses soffice or abiword', async function () {
+        this.timeout(3000);
         await agent.post(`/p/${testPadId}/import`)
             .attach('file', wordXDoc, {
               filename: '/test.docx',
@@ -157,6 +165,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('exports DOC from imported DOCX', async function () {
+        this.timeout(3000);
         await agent.get(`/p/${testPadId}/export/doc`)
             .buffer(true).parse(superagent.parse['application/octet-stream'])
             .expect(200)
@@ -164,6 +173,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('Tries to import .pdf that uses soffice or abiword', async function () {
+        this.timeout(3000);
         await agent.post(`/p/${testPadId}/import`)
             .attach('file', pdfDoc, {filename: '/test.pdf', contentType: 'application/pdf'})
             .expect(200)
@@ -171,6 +181,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('exports PDF', async function () {
+        this.timeout(3000);
         await agent.get(`/p/${testPadId}/export/pdf`)
             .buffer(true).parse(superagent.parse['application/octet-stream'])
             .expect(200)
@@ -178,6 +189,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('Tries to import .odt that uses soffice or abiword', async function () {
+        this.timeout(3000);
         await agent.post(`/p/${testPadId}/import`)
             .attach('file', odtDoc, {filename: '/test.odt', contentType: 'application/odt'})
             .expect(200)
@@ -185,6 +197,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('exports ODT', async function () {
+        this.timeout(3000);
         await agent.get(`/p/${testPadId}/export/odt`)
             .buffer(true).parse(superagent.parse['application/octet-stream'])
             .expect(200)
@@ -193,6 +206,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     }); // End of AbiWord/LibreOffice tests.
 
     it('Tries to import .etherpad', async function () {
+      this.timeout(3000);
       await agent.post(`/p/${testPadId}/import`)
           .attach('file', etherpadDoc, {
             filename: '/test.etherpad',
@@ -203,6 +217,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('exports Etherpad', async function () {
+      this.timeout(3000);
       await agent.get(`/p/${testPadId}/export/etherpad`)
           .buffer(true).parse(superagent.parse.text)
           .expect(200)
@@ -210,6 +225,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('exports HTML for this Etherpad file', async function () {
+      this.timeout(3000);
       await agent.get(`/p/${testPadId}/export/html`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('content-type', 'text/html; charset=utf-8')
@@ -217,6 +233,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('Tries to import unsupported file type', async function () {
+      this.timeout(3000);
       settings.allowUnknownFileEnds = false;
       await agent.post(`/p/${testPadId}/import`)
           .attach('file', padText, {filename: '/test.xasdasdxx', contentType: 'weirdness/jobby'})
@@ -252,6 +269,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('!authn !exist -> create', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         await agent.post(`/p/${testPadIdEnc}/import`)
             .attach('file', padText, {filename: '/test.txt', contentType: 'text/plain'})
             .expect(200);
@@ -261,6 +279,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('!authn exist -> replace', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         const pad = await createTestPad('before import');
         await agent.post(`/p/${testPadIdEnc}/import`)
             .attach('file', padText, {filename: '/test.txt', contentType: 'text/plain'})
@@ -270,6 +289,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('authn anonymous !exist -> fail', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         settings.requireAuthentication = true;
         await agent.post(`/p/${testPadIdEnc}/import`)
             .attach('file', padText, {filename: '/test.txt', contentType: 'text/plain'})
@@ -278,6 +298,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('authn anonymous exist -> fail', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         settings.requireAuthentication = true;
         const pad = await createTestPad('before import\n');
         await agent.post(`/p/${testPadIdEnc}/import`)
@@ -287,6 +308,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('authn user create !exist -> create', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         settings.requireAuthentication = true;
         await agent.post(`/p/${testPadIdEnc}/import`)
             .auth('user', 'user-password')
@@ -298,6 +320,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('authn user modify !exist -> fail', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         settings.requireAuthentication = true;
         authorize = () => 'modify';
         await agent.post(`/p/${testPadIdEnc}/import`)
@@ -308,6 +331,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('authn user readonly !exist -> fail', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         settings.requireAuthentication = true;
         authorize = () => 'readOnly';
         await agent.post(`/p/${testPadIdEnc}/import`)
@@ -318,6 +342,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('authn user create exist -> replace', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         settings.requireAuthentication = true;
         const pad = await createTestPad('before import\n');
         await agent.post(`/p/${testPadIdEnc}/import`)
@@ -328,6 +353,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('authn user modify exist -> replace', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         settings.requireAuthentication = true;
         authorize = () => 'modify';
         const pad = await createTestPad('before import\n');
@@ -339,6 +365,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('authn user readonly exist -> fail', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         const pad = await createTestPad('before import\n');
         settings.requireAuthentication = true;
         authorize = () => 'readOnly';
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/instance.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/instance.js
index 833c75d5a..ab465033e 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/instance.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/instance.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const apiVersion = '1.2.14';
 describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('Connectivity for instance-level API tests', function () {
     it('can connect', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get('/api/')
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect(200, done);
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getStats', function () {
     it('Gets the stats of a running instance', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(endPoint('getStats'))
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('getStats() failed');
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/pad.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/pad.js
index 92467cb1f..c94ad810d 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/pad.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/pad.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ const expectedSpaceHtml = '<!doctype html><html><body><ul class="bullet"><li>one
 describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('Connectivity', function () {
     it('can connect', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(200);
       api.get('/api/')
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect(200, done);
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('API Versioning', function () {
     it('finds the version tag', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get('/api/')
           .expect((res) => {
             apiVersion = res.body.currentVersion;
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('Permission', function () {
     it('errors with invalid APIKey', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       // This is broken because Etherpad doesn't handle HTTP codes properly see #2343
       // If your APIKey is password you deserve to fail all tests anyway
       const permErrorURL = `/api/${apiVersion}/createPad?apikey=password&padID=test`;
@@ -119,6 +122,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('deletePad', function () {
     it('deletes a Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('deletePad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect(200, done); // @TODO: we shouldn't expect 200 here since the pad may not exist
@@ -127,6 +131,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('createPad', function () {
     it('creates a new Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to create new Pad');
@@ -138,6 +143,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getRevisionsCount', function () {
     it('gets revision count of Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getRevisionsCount')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to get Revision Count');
@@ -150,6 +156,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getSavedRevisionsCount', function () {
     it('gets saved revisions count of Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getSavedRevisionsCount')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to get Saved Revisions Count');
@@ -162,6 +169,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('listSavedRevisions', function () {
     it('gets saved revision list of Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('listSavedRevisions')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to get Saved Revisions List');
@@ -174,6 +182,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getHTML', function () {
     it('get the HTML of Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.html.length <= 1) throw new Error('Unable to get the HTML');
@@ -185,6 +194,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('listAllPads', function () {
     it('list all pads', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(endPoint('listAllPads'))
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.padIDs.includes(testPadId) !== true) {
@@ -198,6 +208,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('deletePad', function () {
     it('deletes a Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('deletePad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Deletion failed');
@@ -209,6 +220,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('listAllPads', function () {
     it('list all pads', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(endPoint('listAllPads'))
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.padIDs.includes(testPadId) !== false) {
@@ -222,6 +234,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getHTML', function () {
     it('get the HTML of a Pad -- Should return a failure', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 1) throw new Error('Pad deletion failed');
@@ -233,6 +246,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('createPad', function () {
     it('creates a new Pad with text', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(200);
       api.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${testPadId}&text=testText`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Creation failed');
@@ -244,6 +258,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getText', function () {
     it('gets the Pad text and expect it to be testText with \n which is a line break', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.text !== 'testText\n') throw new Error('Pad Creation with text');
@@ -255,6 +270,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('setText', function () {
     it('creates a new Pad with text', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(200);
       api.post(endPoint('setText'))
           .send({
             padID: testPadId,
@@ -270,6 +286,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getText', function () {
     it('gets the Pad text', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.text !== 'testTextTwo\n') throw new Error('Setting Text');
@@ -281,6 +298,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getRevisionsCount', function () {
     it('gets Revision Count of a Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getRevisionsCount')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.revisions !== 1) throw new Error('Unable to get text revision count');
@@ -292,6 +310,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('saveRevision', function () {
     it('saves Revision', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('saveRevision')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to save Revision');
@@ -303,6 +322,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getSavedRevisionsCount', function () {
     it('gets saved revisions count of Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getSavedRevisionsCount')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to get Saved Revisions Count');
@@ -315,6 +335,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('listSavedRevisions', function () {
     it('gets saved revision list of Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('listSavedRevisions')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to get Saved Revisions List');
@@ -326,6 +347,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   });
   describe('padUsersCount', function () {
     it('gets User Count of a Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('padUsersCount')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.padUsersCount !== 0) throw new Error('Incorrect Pad User count');
@@ -337,6 +359,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getReadOnlyID', function () {
     it('Gets the Read Only ID of a Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getReadOnlyID')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (!res.body.data.readOnlyID) throw new Error('No Read Only ID for Pad');
@@ -348,6 +371,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('listAuthorsOfPad', function () {
     it('Get Authors of the Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('listAuthorsOfPad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.authorIDs.length !== 0) throw new Error('# of Authors of pad is not 0');
@@ -359,6 +383,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getLastEdited', function () {
     it('Get When Pad was left Edited', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getLastEdited')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (!res.body.data.lastEdited) {
@@ -374,6 +399,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('setText', function () {
     it('creates a new Pad with text', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(200);
       api.post(endPoint('setText'))
           .send({
             padID: testPadId,
@@ -389,6 +415,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getLastEdited', function () {
     it('Get When Pad was left Edited', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getLastEdited')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.lastEdited <= lastEdited) {
@@ -402,6 +429,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('padUsers', function () {
     it('gets User Count of a Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('padUsers')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.padUsers.length !== 0) throw new Error('Incorrect Pad Users');
@@ -413,6 +441,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('deletePad', function () {
     it('deletes a Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('deletePad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Deletion failed');
@@ -428,6 +457,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('createPad', function () {
     it('creates a new Pad with text', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(200);
       api.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Creation failed');
@@ -439,6 +469,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('setText', function () {
     it('Sets text on a pad Id', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.post(`${endPoint('setText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .field({text})
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -451,6 +482,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getText', function () {
     it('Gets text on a pad Id', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(200);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Get Text failed');
@@ -463,6 +495,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('setText', function () {
     it('Sets text on a pad Id including an explicit newline', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(200);
       api.post(`${endPoint('setText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .field({text: `${text}\n`})
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -475,6 +508,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getText', function () {
     it("Gets text on a pad Id and doesn't have an excess newline", function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Get Text failed');
@@ -487,6 +521,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getLastEdited', function () {
     it('Gets when pad was last edited', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getLastEdited')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.lastEdited === 0) throw new Error('Get Last Edited Failed');
@@ -498,6 +533,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('movePad', function () {
     it('Move a Pad to a different Pad ID', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(200);
       api.get(`${endPoint('movePad')}&sourceID=${testPadId}&destinationID=${newPadId}&force=true`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Moving Pad Failed');
@@ -509,6 +545,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getText', function () {
     it('Gets text on a pad Id', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${newPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.text !== `${text}\n`) throw new Error('Pad Get Text failed');
@@ -520,6 +557,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('movePad', function () {
     it('Move a Pad to a different Pad ID', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(200);
       api.get(`${endPoint('movePad')}&sourceID=${newPadId}&destinationID=${testPadId}&force=false`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Moving Pad Failed');
@@ -531,6 +569,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getText', function () {
     it('Gets text on a pad Id', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.text !== `${text}\n`) throw new Error('Pad Get Text failed');
@@ -542,6 +581,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getLastEdited', function () {
     it('Gets when pad was last edited', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getLastEdited')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.lastEdited === 0) throw new Error('Get Last Edited Failed');
@@ -553,6 +593,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('appendText', function () {
     it('Append text to a pad Id', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('appendText', '1.2.13')}&padID=${testPadId}&text=hello`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Append Text failed');
@@ -564,6 +605,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getText', function () {
     it('Gets text on a pad Id', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Get Text failed');
@@ -577,6 +619,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('setHTML', function () {
     it('Sets the HTML of a Pad attempting to pass ugly HTML', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(200);
       const html = '<div><b>Hello HTML</title></head></div>';
       api.post(endPoint('setHTML'))
           .send({
@@ -593,6 +636,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('setHTML', function () {
     it('Sets the HTML of a Pad with complex nested lists of different types', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(200);
       api.post(endPoint('setHTML'))
           .send({
             padID: testPadId,
@@ -608,6 +652,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getHTML', function () {
     it('Gets back the HTML of a Pad with complex nested lists of different types', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             const receivedHtml = res.body.data.html.replace('<br></body>', '</body>').toLowerCase();
@@ -631,6 +676,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('setHTML', function () {
     it('Sets the HTML of a Pad with white space between list items', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(200);
       api.get(`${endPoint('setHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}&html=${ulSpaceHtml}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('List HTML cant be imported');
@@ -642,6 +688,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getHTML', function () {
     it('Gets back the HTML of a Pad with complex nested lists of different types', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             const receivedHtml = res.body.data.html.replace('<br></body>', '</body>').toLowerCase();
@@ -664,6 +711,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('createPad', function () {
     it('errors if pad can be created', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       const badUrlChars = ['/', '%23', '%3F', '%26'];
       async.map(
           badUrlChars,
@@ -681,6 +729,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('copyPad', function () {
     it('copies the content of a existent pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(200);
       api.get(`${endPoint('copyPad')}&sourceID=${testPadId}&destinationID=${copiedPadId}&force=true`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Copy Pad Failed');
@@ -703,6 +752,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('returns a successful response', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(200);
       api.get(`${endPoint('copyPadWithoutHistory')}&sourceID=${sourcePadId}&destinationID=${newPad}&force=false`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Copy Pad Without History Failed');
@@ -713,6 +763,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     // this test validates if the source pad's text and attributes are kept
     it('creates a new pad with the same content as the source pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(200);
       api.get(`${endPoint('copyPadWithoutHistory')}&sourceID=${sourcePadId}&destinationID=${newPad}&force=false`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Copy Pad Without History Failed');
@@ -742,6 +793,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       const padId = makeid();
       const padWithNonExistentGroup = `notExistentGroup$${padId}`;
       it('throws an error', function (done) {
+        this.timeout(150);
         api.get(`${endPoint('copyPadWithoutHistory')}&sourceID=${sourcePadId}&destinationID=${padWithNonExistentGroup}&force=true`)
             .expect((res) => {
               // code 1, it means an error has happened
@@ -760,6 +812,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
       context('and force is false', function () {
         it('throws an error', function (done) {
+          this.timeout(150);
           api.get(`${endPoint('copyPadWithoutHistory')}&sourceID=${sourcePadId}&destinationID=${padIdExistent}&force=false`)
               .expect((res) => {
                 // code 1, it means an error has happened
@@ -771,6 +824,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
       context('and force is true', function () {
         it('returns a successful response', function (done) {
+          this.timeout(200);
           api.get(`${endPoint('copyPadWithoutHistory')}&sourceID=${sourcePadId}&destinationID=${padIdExistent}&force=true`)
               .expect((res) => {
                 // code 1, it means an error has happened
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/sessionsAndGroups.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/sessionsAndGroups.js
index a1f439eb3..c3cc38752 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/sessionsAndGroups.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/sessionsAndGroups.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ let padID = makeid();
 describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('API Versioning', function () {
     it('errors if can not connect', async function () {
+      this.timeout(200);
       await api.get('/api/')
           .expect(200)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('API: Group creation and deletion', function () {
     it('createGroup', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(endPoint('createGroup'))
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('listSessionsOfGroup for empty group', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('listSessionsOfGroup')}&groupID=${groupID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('deleteGroup', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('deleteGroup')}&groupID=${groupID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('createGroupIfNotExistsFor', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('createGroupIfNotExistsFor')}&groupMapper=management`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -98,6 +103,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     // Test coverage for https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/issues/4227
     // Creates a group, creates 2 sessions, 2 pads and then deletes the group.
     it('createGroup', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(endPoint('createGroup'))
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -109,6 +115,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('createAuthor', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(endPoint('createAuthor'))
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -120,6 +127,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('createSession', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('createSession')
       }&authorID=${authorID}&groupID=${groupID}&validUntil=999999999999`)
           .expect(200)
@@ -132,6 +140,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('createSession', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('createSession')
       }&authorID=${authorID}&groupID=${groupID}&validUntil=999999999999`)
           .expect(200)
@@ -144,6 +153,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('createGroupPad', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('createGroupPad')}&groupID=${groupID}&padName=x1234567`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -153,6 +163,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('createGroupPad', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('createGroupPad')}&groupID=${groupID}&padName=x12345678`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -162,6 +173,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('deleteGroup', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('deleteGroup')}&groupID=${groupID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -174,6 +186,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('API: Author creation', function () {
     it('createGroup', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(endPoint('createGroup'))
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -185,6 +198,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('createAuthor', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(endPoint('createAuthor'))
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -195,6 +209,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('createAuthor with name', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('createAuthor')}&name=john`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -206,6 +221,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('createAuthorIfNotExistsFor', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('createAuthorIfNotExistsFor')}&authorMapper=chris`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -216,6 +232,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('getAuthorName', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('getAuthorName')}&authorID=${authorID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -228,6 +245,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('API: Sessions', function () {
     it('createSession', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('createSession')
       }&authorID=${authorID}&groupID=${groupID}&validUntil=999999999999`)
           .expect(200)
@@ -240,6 +258,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('getSessionInfo', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('getSessionInfo')}&sessionID=${sessionID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -252,6 +271,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('listSessionsOfGroup', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('listSessionsOfGroup')}&groupID=${groupID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -262,6 +282,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('deleteSession', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('deleteSession')}&sessionID=${sessionID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -271,6 +292,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('getSessionInfo of deleted session', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('getSessionInfo')}&sessionID=${sessionID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -282,6 +304,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('API: Group pad management', function () {
     it('listPads', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('listPads')}&groupID=${groupID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -292,6 +315,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('createGroupPad', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('createGroupPad')}&groupID=${groupID}&padName=${padID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -302,6 +326,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('listPads after creating a group pad', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('listPads')}&groupID=${groupID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -314,6 +339,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('API: Pad security', function () {
     it('getPublicStatus', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('getPublicStatus')}&padID=${padID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -324,6 +350,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('setPublicStatus', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('setPublicStatus')}&padID=${padID}&publicStatus=true`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -333,6 +360,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('getPublicStatus after changing public status', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('getPublicStatus')}&padID=${padID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -349,6 +377,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('API: Misc', function () {
     it('listPadsOfAuthor', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await api.get(`${endPoint('listPadsOfAuthor')}&authorID=${authorID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/contentcollector.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/contentcollector.js
index f9b183f96..1739bd7a0 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/contentcollector.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/contentcollector.js
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       }
 
       it(testObj.description, async function () {
+        this.timeout(250);
         const $ = cheerio.load(testObj.html); // Load HTML into Cheerio
         const doc = $('body')[0]; // Creates a dom-like representation of HTML
         // Create an empty attribute pool
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/hooks.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/hooks.js
index 47d45ae6c..9dbf6974b 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/hooks.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/hooks.js
@@ -93,11 +93,13 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     describe('basic behavior', function () {
       it('passes hook name', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         hook.hook_fn = (hn) => { assert.equal(hn, hookName); };
         callHookFnSync(hook);
       });
 
       it('passes context', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         for (const val of ['value', null, undefined]) {
           hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx) => { assert.equal(ctx, val); };
           callHookFnSync(hook, val);
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('returns the value provided to the callback', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         for (const val of ['value', null, undefined]) {
           hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx, cb) => { cb(ctx); };
           assert.equal(callHookFnSync(hook, val), val);
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('returns the value returned by the hook function', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         for (const val of ['value', null, undefined]) {
           // Must not have the cb parameter otherwise returning undefined will error.
           hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx) => ctx;
@@ -120,16 +124,19 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('does not catch exceptions', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         hook.hook_fn = () => { throw new Error('test exception'); };
         assert.throws(() => callHookFnSync(hook), {message: 'test exception'});
       });
 
       it('callback returns undefined', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx, cb) => { assert.equal(cb('foo'), undefined); };
         callHookFnSync(hook);
       });
 
       it('checks for deprecation', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         sinon.stub(console, 'warn');
         hooks.deprecationNotices[hookName] = 'test deprecation';
         callHookFnSync(hook);
@@ -142,6 +149,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     describe('supported hook function styles', function () {
       for (const tc of supportedSyncHookFunctions) {
         it(tc.name, async function () {
+          this.timeout(30);
           sinon.stub(console, 'warn');
           sinon.stub(console, 'error');
           hook.hook_fn = tc.fn;
@@ -186,6 +194,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
       for (const tc of testCases) {
         it(tc.name, async function () {
+          this.timeout(30);
           sinon.stub(console, 'error');
           hook.hook_fn = tc.fn;
           assert.equal(callHookFnSync(hook), tc.wantVal);
@@ -237,6 +246,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
           if (step1.async && step2.async) continue;
 
           it(`${step1.name} then ${step2.name} (diff. outcomes) -> log+throw`, async function () {
+            this.timeout(30);
             hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx, cb) => {
               step1.fn(cb, new Error(ctx.ret1), ctx.ret1);
               return step2.fn(cb, new Error(ctx.ret2), ctx.ret2);
@@ -300,6 +310,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
           if (step1.rejects !== step2.rejects) continue;
 
           it(`${step1.name} then ${step2.name} (same outcome) -> only log`, async function () {
+            this.timeout(30);
             const err = new Error('val');
             hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx, cb) => {
               step1.fn(cb, err, 'val');
@@ -325,27 +336,32 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('hooks.callAll', function () {
     describe('basic behavior', function () {
       it('calls all in order', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         testHooks.length = 0;
         testHooks.push(makeHook(1), makeHook(2), makeHook(3));
         assert.deepEqual(hooks.callAll(hookName), [1, 2, 3]);
       });
 
       it('passes hook name', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         hook.hook_fn = (hn) => { assert.equal(hn, hookName); };
         hooks.callAll(hookName);
       });
 
       it('undefined context -> {}', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx) => { assert.deepEqual(ctx, {}); };
         hooks.callAll(hookName);
       });
 
       it('null context -> {}', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx) => { assert.deepEqual(ctx, {}); };
         hooks.callAll(hookName, null);
       });
 
       it('context unmodified', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         const wantContext = {};
         hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx) => { assert.equal(ctx, wantContext); };
         hooks.callAll(hookName, wantContext);
@@ -354,34 +370,40 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     describe('result processing', function () {
       it('no registered hooks (undefined) -> []', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         delete plugins.hooks.testHook;
         assert.deepEqual(hooks.callAll(hookName), []);
       });
 
       it('no registered hooks (empty list) -> []', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         testHooks.length = 0;
         assert.deepEqual(hooks.callAll(hookName), []);
       });
 
       it('flattens one level', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         testHooks.length = 0;
         testHooks.push(makeHook(1), makeHook([2]), makeHook([[3]]));
         assert.deepEqual(hooks.callAll(hookName), [1, 2, [3]]);
       });
 
       it('filters out undefined', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         testHooks.length = 0;
         testHooks.push(makeHook(), makeHook([2]), makeHook([[3]]));
         assert.deepEqual(hooks.callAll(hookName), [2, [3]]);
       });
 
       it('preserves null', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         testHooks.length = 0;
         testHooks.push(makeHook(null), makeHook([2]), makeHook([[3]]));
         assert.deepEqual(hooks.callAll(hookName), [null, 2, [3]]);
       });
 
       it('all undefined -> []', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         testHooks.length = 0;
         testHooks.push(makeHook(), makeHook());
         assert.deepEqual(hooks.callAll(hookName), []);
@@ -391,37 +413,44 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('hooks.callFirst', function () {
     it('no registered hooks (undefined) -> []', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       delete plugins.hooks.testHook;
       assert.deepEqual(hooks.callFirst(hookName), []);
     });
 
     it('no registered hooks (empty list) -> []', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       testHooks.length = 0;
       assert.deepEqual(hooks.callFirst(hookName), []);
     });
 
     it('passes hook name => {}', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       hook.hook_fn = (hn) => { assert.equal(hn, hookName); };
       hooks.callFirst(hookName);
     });
 
     it('undefined context => {}', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx) => { assert.deepEqual(ctx, {}); };
       hooks.callFirst(hookName);
     });
 
     it('null context => {}', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx) => { assert.deepEqual(ctx, {}); };
       hooks.callFirst(hookName, null);
     });
 
     it('context unmodified', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       const wantContext = {};
       hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx) => { assert.equal(ctx, wantContext); };
       hooks.callFirst(hookName, wantContext);
     });
 
     it('predicate never satisfied -> calls all in order', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       const gotCalls = [];
       testHooks.length = 0;
       for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
@@ -434,30 +463,35 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('stops when predicate is satisfied', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       testHooks.length = 0;
       testHooks.push(makeHook(), makeHook('val1'), makeHook('val2'));
       assert.deepEqual(hooks.callFirst(hookName), ['val1']);
     });
 
     it('skips values that do not satisfy predicate (undefined)', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       testHooks.length = 0;
       testHooks.push(makeHook(), makeHook('val1'));
       assert.deepEqual(hooks.callFirst(hookName), ['val1']);
     });
 
     it('skips values that do not satisfy predicate (empty list)', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       testHooks.length = 0;
       testHooks.push(makeHook([]), makeHook('val1'));
       assert.deepEqual(hooks.callFirst(hookName), ['val1']);
     });
 
     it('null satisifes the predicate', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       testHooks.length = 0;
       testHooks.push(makeHook(null), makeHook('val1'));
       assert.deepEqual(hooks.callFirst(hookName), [null]);
     });
 
     it('non-empty arrays are returned unmodified', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       const want = ['val1'];
       testHooks.length = 0;
       testHooks.push(makeHook(want), makeHook(['val2']));
@@ -465,6 +499,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('value can be passed via callback', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       const want = {};
       hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx, cb) => { cb(want); };
       const got = hooks.callFirst(hookName);
@@ -478,11 +513,13 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     describe('basic behavior', function () {
       it('passes hook name', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         hook.hook_fn = (hn) => { assert.equal(hn, hookName); };
         await callHookFnAsync(hook);
       });
 
       it('passes context', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         for (const val of ['value', null, undefined]) {
           hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx) => { assert.equal(ctx, val); };
           await callHookFnAsync(hook, val);
@@ -490,6 +527,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('returns the value provided to the callback', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         for (const val of ['value', null, undefined]) {
           hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx, cb) => { cb(ctx); };
           assert.equal(await callHookFnAsync(hook, val), val);
@@ -498,6 +536,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('returns the value returned by the hook function', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         for (const val of ['value', null, undefined]) {
           // Must not have the cb parameter otherwise returning undefined will never resolve.
           hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx) => ctx;
@@ -507,26 +546,31 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('rejects if it throws an exception', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         hook.hook_fn = () => { throw new Error('test exception'); };
         await assert.rejects(callHookFnAsync(hook), {message: 'test exception'});
       });
 
       it('rejects if rejected Promise passed to callback', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx, cb) => cb(Promise.reject(new Error('test exception')));
         await assert.rejects(callHookFnAsync(hook), {message: 'test exception'});
       });
 
       it('rejects if rejected Promise returned', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx, cb) => Promise.reject(new Error('test exception'));
         await assert.rejects(callHookFnAsync(hook), {message: 'test exception'});
       });
 
       it('callback returns undefined', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx, cb) => { assert.equal(cb('foo'), undefined); };
         await callHookFnAsync(hook);
       });
 
       it('checks for deprecation', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         sinon.stub(console, 'warn');
         hooks.deprecationNotices[hookName] = 'test deprecation';
         await callHookFnAsync(hook);
@@ -619,6 +663,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
       for (const tc of supportedSyncHookFunctions.concat(supportedHookFunctions)) {
         it(tc.name, async function () {
+          this.timeout(30);
           sinon.stub(console, 'warn');
           sinon.stub(console, 'error');
           hook.hook_fn = tc.fn;
@@ -766,6 +811,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
         if (step1.name.startsWith('return ') || step1.name === 'throw') continue;
         for (const step2 of behaviors) {
           it(`${step1.name} then ${step2.name} (diff. outcomes) -> log+throw`, async function () {
+            this.timeout(30);
             hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx, cb) => {
               step1.fn(cb, new Error(ctx.ret1), ctx.ret1);
               return step2.fn(cb, new Error(ctx.ret2), ctx.ret2);
@@ -819,6 +865,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
           if (step1.rejects !== step2.rejects) continue;
 
           it(`${step1.name} then ${step2.name} (same outcome) -> only log`, async function () {
+            this.timeout(30);
             const err = new Error('val');
             hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx, cb) => {
               step1.fn(cb, err, 'val');
@@ -844,6 +891,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('hooks.aCallAll', function () {
     describe('basic behavior', function () {
       it('calls all asynchronously, returns values in order', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         testHooks.length = 0; // Delete the boilerplate hook -- this test doesn't use it.
         let nextIndex = 0;
         const hookPromises = [];
@@ -878,21 +926,25 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('passes hook name', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         hook.hook_fn = async (hn) => { assert.equal(hn, hookName); };
         await hooks.aCallAll(hookName);
       });
 
       it('undefined context -> {}', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         hook.hook_fn = async (hn, ctx) => { assert.deepEqual(ctx, {}); };
         await hooks.aCallAll(hookName);
       });
 
       it('null context -> {}', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         hook.hook_fn = async (hn, ctx) => { assert.deepEqual(ctx, {}); };
         await hooks.aCallAll(hookName, null);
       });
 
       it('context unmodified', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         const wantContext = {};
         hook.hook_fn = async (hn, ctx) => { assert.equal(ctx, wantContext); };
         await hooks.aCallAll(hookName, wantContext);
@@ -901,11 +953,13 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     describe('aCallAll callback', function () {
       it('exception in callback rejects', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         const p = hooks.aCallAll(hookName, {}, () => { throw new Error('test exception'); });
         await assert.rejects(p, {message: 'test exception'});
       });
 
       it('propagates error on exception', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         hook.hook_fn = () => { throw new Error('test exception'); };
         await hooks.aCallAll(hookName, {}, (err) => {
           assert(err instanceof Error);
@@ -914,12 +968,14 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('propagages null error on success', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         await hooks.aCallAll(hookName, {}, (err) => {
           assert(err == null, `got non-null error: ${err}`);
         });
       });
 
       it('propagages results on success', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         hook.hook_fn = () => 'val';
         await hooks.aCallAll(hookName, {}, (err, results) => {
           assert.deepEqual(results, ['val']);
@@ -927,40 +983,47 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('returns callback return value', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         assert.equal(await hooks.aCallAll(hookName, {}, () => 'val'), 'val');
       });
     });
 
     describe('result processing', function () {
       it('no registered hooks (undefined) -> []', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         delete plugins.hooks[hookName];
         assert.deepEqual(await hooks.aCallAll(hookName), []);
       });
 
       it('no registered hooks (empty list) -> []', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         testHooks.length = 0;
         assert.deepEqual(await hooks.aCallAll(hookName), []);
       });
 
       it('flattens one level', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         testHooks.length = 0;
         testHooks.push(makeHook(1), makeHook([2]), makeHook([[3]]));
         assert.deepEqual(await hooks.aCallAll(hookName), [1, 2, [3]]);
       });
 
       it('filters out undefined', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         testHooks.length = 0;
         testHooks.push(makeHook(), makeHook([2]), makeHook([[3]]), makeHook(Promise.resolve()));
         assert.deepEqual(await hooks.aCallAll(hookName), [2, [3]]);
       });
 
       it('preserves null', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         testHooks.length = 0;
         testHooks.push(makeHook(null), makeHook([2]), makeHook(Promise.resolve(null)));
         assert.deepEqual(await hooks.aCallAll(hookName), [null, 2, null]);
       });
 
       it('all undefined -> []', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         testHooks.length = 0;
         testHooks.push(makeHook(), makeHook(Promise.resolve()));
         assert.deepEqual(await hooks.aCallAll(hookName), []);
@@ -971,6 +1034,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('hooks.callAllSerial', function () {
     describe('basic behavior', function () {
       it('calls all asynchronously, serially, in order', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         const gotCalls = [];
         testHooks.length = 0;
         for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
@@ -993,21 +1057,25 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('passes hook name', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         hook.hook_fn = async (hn) => { assert.equal(hn, hookName); };
         await hooks.callAllSerial(hookName);
       });
 
       it('undefined context -> {}', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         hook.hook_fn = async (hn, ctx) => { assert.deepEqual(ctx, {}); };
         await hooks.callAllSerial(hookName);
       });
 
       it('null context -> {}', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         hook.hook_fn = async (hn, ctx) => { assert.deepEqual(ctx, {}); };
         await hooks.callAllSerial(hookName, null);
       });
 
       it('context unmodified', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         const wantContext = {};
         hook.hook_fn = async (hn, ctx) => { assert.equal(ctx, wantContext); };
         await hooks.callAllSerial(hookName, wantContext);
@@ -1016,34 +1084,40 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     describe('result processing', function () {
       it('no registered hooks (undefined) -> []', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         delete plugins.hooks[hookName];
         assert.deepEqual(await hooks.callAllSerial(hookName), []);
       });
 
       it('no registered hooks (empty list) -> []', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         testHooks.length = 0;
         assert.deepEqual(await hooks.callAllSerial(hookName), []);
       });
 
       it('flattens one level', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         testHooks.length = 0;
         testHooks.push(makeHook(1), makeHook([2]), makeHook([[3]]));
         assert.deepEqual(await hooks.callAllSerial(hookName), [1, 2, [3]]);
       });
 
       it('filters out undefined', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         testHooks.length = 0;
         testHooks.push(makeHook(), makeHook([2]), makeHook([[3]]), makeHook(Promise.resolve()));
         assert.deepEqual(await hooks.callAllSerial(hookName), [2, [3]]);
       });
 
       it('preserves null', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         testHooks.length = 0;
         testHooks.push(makeHook(null), makeHook([2]), makeHook(Promise.resolve(null)));
         assert.deepEqual(await hooks.callAllSerial(hookName), [null, 2, null]);
       });
 
       it('all undefined -> []', async function () {
+        this.timeout(30);
         testHooks.length = 0;
         testHooks.push(makeHook(), makeHook(Promise.resolve()));
         assert.deepEqual(await hooks.callAllSerial(hookName), []);
@@ -1053,37 +1127,44 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('hooks.aCallFirst', function () {
     it('no registered hooks (undefined) -> []', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       delete plugins.hooks.testHook;
       assert.deepEqual(await hooks.aCallFirst(hookName), []);
     });
 
     it('no registered hooks (empty list) -> []', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       testHooks.length = 0;
       assert.deepEqual(await hooks.aCallFirst(hookName), []);
     });
 
     it('passes hook name => {}', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       hook.hook_fn = (hn) => { assert.equal(hn, hookName); };
       await hooks.aCallFirst(hookName);
     });
 
     it('undefined context => {}', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx) => { assert.deepEqual(ctx, {}); };
       await hooks.aCallFirst(hookName);
     });
 
     it('null context => {}', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx) => { assert.deepEqual(ctx, {}); };
       await hooks.aCallFirst(hookName, null);
     });
 
     it('context unmodified', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       const wantContext = {};
       hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx) => { assert.equal(ctx, wantContext); };
       await hooks.aCallFirst(hookName, wantContext);
     });
 
     it('default predicate: predicate never satisfied -> calls all in order', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       const gotCalls = [];
       testHooks.length = 0;
       for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
@@ -1096,6 +1177,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('calls hook functions serially', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       const gotCalls = [];
       testHooks.length = 0;
       for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
@@ -1118,30 +1200,35 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('default predicate: stops when satisfied', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       testHooks.length = 0;
       testHooks.push(makeHook(), makeHook('val1'), makeHook('val2'));
       assert.deepEqual(await hooks.aCallFirst(hookName), ['val1']);
     });
 
     it('default predicate: skips values that do not satisfy (undefined)', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       testHooks.length = 0;
       testHooks.push(makeHook(), makeHook('val1'));
       assert.deepEqual(await hooks.aCallFirst(hookName), ['val1']);
     });
 
     it('default predicate: skips values that do not satisfy (empty list)', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       testHooks.length = 0;
       testHooks.push(makeHook([]), makeHook('val1'));
       assert.deepEqual(await hooks.aCallFirst(hookName), ['val1']);
     });
 
     it('default predicate: null satisifes', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       testHooks.length = 0;
       testHooks.push(makeHook(null), makeHook('val1'));
       assert.deepEqual(await hooks.aCallFirst(hookName), [null]);
     });
 
     it('custom predicate: called for each hook function', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       testHooks.length = 0;
       testHooks.push(makeHook(0), makeHook(1), makeHook(2));
       let got = 0;
@@ -1150,6 +1237,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('custom predicate: boolean false/true continues/stops iteration', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       testHooks.length = 0;
       testHooks.push(makeHook(1), makeHook(2), makeHook(3));
       let nCall = 0;
@@ -1162,6 +1250,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('custom predicate: non-boolean falsy/truthy continues/stops iteration', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       testHooks.length = 0;
       testHooks.push(makeHook(1), makeHook(2), makeHook(3));
       let nCall = 0;
@@ -1174,6 +1263,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('custom predicate: array value passed unmodified to predicate', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       const want = [0];
       hook.hook_fn = () => want;
       const predicate = (got) => { assert.equal(got, want); }; // Note: *NOT* deepEqual!
@@ -1181,17 +1271,20 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('custom predicate: normalized value passed to predicate (undefined)', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       const predicate = (got) => { assert.deepEqual(got, []); };
       await hooks.aCallFirst(hookName, null, null, predicate);
     });
 
     it('custom predicate: normalized value passed to predicate (null)', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       hook.hook_fn = () => null;
       const predicate = (got) => { assert.deepEqual(got, [null]); };
       await hooks.aCallFirst(hookName, null, null, predicate);
     });
 
     it('non-empty arrays are returned unmodified', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       const want = ['val1'];
       testHooks.length = 0;
       testHooks.push(makeHook(want), makeHook(['val2']));
@@ -1199,6 +1292,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('value can be passed via callback', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30);
       const want = {};
       hook.hook_fn = (hn, ctx, cb) => { cb(want); };
       const got = await hooks.aCallFirst(hookName);
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/socketio.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/socketio.js
index c6d6db720..fdb578b55 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/socketio.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/socketio.js
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ const handshake = async (socket, padID) => {
 };
 
 describe(__filename, function () {
+  this.timeout(30000);
   let agent;
   let authorize;
   const backups = {};
@@ -136,23 +137,27 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('Normal accesses', function () {
     it('!authn anonymous cookie /p/pad -> 200, ok', async function () {
+      this.timeout(600);
       const res = await agent.get('/p/pad').expect(200);
       socket = await connect(res);
       const clientVars = await handshake(socket, 'pad');
       assert.equal(clientVars.type, 'CLIENT_VARS');
     });
     it('!authn !cookie -> ok', async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       socket = await connect(null);
       const clientVars = await handshake(socket, 'pad');
       assert.equal(clientVars.type, 'CLIENT_VARS');
     });
     it('!authn user /p/pad -> 200, ok', async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       const res = await agent.get('/p/pad').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
       socket = await connect(res);
       const clientVars = await handshake(socket, 'pad');
       assert.equal(clientVars.type, 'CLIENT_VARS');
     });
     it('authn user /p/pad -> 200, ok', async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       settings.requireAuthentication = true;
       const res = await agent.get('/p/pad').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
       socket = await connect(res);
@@ -160,6 +165,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       assert.equal(clientVars.type, 'CLIENT_VARS');
     });
     it('authz user /p/pad -> 200, ok', async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       settings.requireAuthentication = true;
       settings.requireAuthorization = true;
       const res = await agent.get('/p/pad').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
@@ -168,6 +174,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       assert.equal(clientVars.type, 'CLIENT_VARS');
     });
     it('supports pad names with characters that must be percent-encoded', async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       settings.requireAuthentication = true;
       // requireAuthorization is set to true here to guarantee that the user's padAuthorizations
       // object is populated. Technically this isn't necessary because the user's padAuthorizations
@@ -184,6 +191,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('Abnormal access attempts', function () {
     it('authn anonymous /p/pad -> 401, error', async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       settings.requireAuthentication = true;
       const res = await agent.get('/p/pad').expect(401);
       // Despite the 401, try to create the pad via a socket.io connection anyway.
@@ -192,12 +200,14 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       assert.equal(message.accessStatus, 'deny');
     });
     it('authn !cookie -> error', async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       settings.requireAuthentication = true;
       socket = await connect(null);
       const message = await handshake(socket, 'pad');
       assert.equal(message.accessStatus, 'deny');
     });
     it('authorization bypass attempt -> error', async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       // Only allowed to access /p/pad.
       authorize = (req) => req.path === '/p/pad';
       settings.requireAuthentication = true;
@@ -218,6 +228,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it("level='create' -> can create", async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       authorize = () => 'create';
       const res = await agent.get('/p/pad').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
       socket = await connect(res);
@@ -226,6 +237,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       assert.equal(clientVars.data.readonly, false);
     });
     it('level=true -> can create', async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       authorize = () => true;
       const res = await agent.get('/p/pad').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
       socket = await connect(res);
@@ -234,6 +246,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       assert.equal(clientVars.data.readonly, false);
     });
     it("level='modify' -> can modify", async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       await padManager.getPad('pad'); // Create the pad.
       authorize = () => 'modify';
       const res = await agent.get('/p/pad').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
@@ -243,6 +256,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       assert.equal(clientVars.data.readonly, false);
     });
     it("level='create' settings.editOnly=true -> unable to create", async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       authorize = () => 'create';
       settings.editOnly = true;
       const res = await agent.get('/p/pad').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
@@ -251,6 +265,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       assert.equal(message.accessStatus, 'deny');
     });
     it("level='modify' settings.editOnly=false -> unable to create", async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       authorize = () => 'modify';
       settings.editOnly = false;
       const res = await agent.get('/p/pad').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
@@ -259,6 +274,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       assert.equal(message.accessStatus, 'deny');
     });
     it("level='readOnly' -> unable to create", async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       authorize = () => 'readOnly';
       const res = await agent.get('/p/pad').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
       socket = await connect(res);
@@ -266,6 +282,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       assert.equal(message.accessStatus, 'deny');
     });
     it("level='readOnly' -> unable to modify", async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       await padManager.getPad('pad'); // Create the pad.
       authorize = () => 'readOnly';
       const res = await agent.get('/p/pad').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
@@ -282,6 +299,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('user.canCreate = true -> can create and modify', async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       settings.users.user.canCreate = true;
       const res = await agent.get('/p/pad').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
       socket = await connect(res);
@@ -290,6 +308,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       assert.equal(clientVars.data.readonly, false);
     });
     it('user.canCreate = false -> unable to create', async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       settings.users.user.canCreate = false;
       const res = await agent.get('/p/pad').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
       socket = await connect(res);
@@ -297,6 +316,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       assert.equal(message.accessStatus, 'deny');
     });
     it('user.readOnly = true -> unable to create', async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       settings.users.user.readOnly = true;
       const res = await agent.get('/p/pad').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
       socket = await connect(res);
@@ -304,6 +324,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       assert.equal(message.accessStatus, 'deny');
     });
     it('user.readOnly = true -> unable to modify', async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       await padManager.getPad('pad'); // Create the pad.
       settings.users.user.readOnly = true;
       const res = await agent.get('/p/pad').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
@@ -313,6 +334,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       assert.equal(clientVars.data.readonly, true);
     });
     it('user.readOnly = false -> can create and modify', async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       settings.users.user.readOnly = false;
       const res = await agent.get('/p/pad').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
       socket = await connect(res);
@@ -321,6 +343,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       assert.equal(clientVars.data.readonly, false);
     });
     it('user.readOnly = true, user.canCreate = true -> unable to create', async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       settings.users.user.canCreate = true;
       settings.users.user.readOnly = true;
       const res = await agent.get('/p/pad').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
@@ -337,6 +360,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     });
 
     it('authorize hook does not elevate level from user settings', async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       settings.users.user.readOnly = true;
       authorize = () => 'create';
       const res = await agent.get('/p/pad').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
@@ -345,6 +369,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       assert.equal(message.accessStatus, 'deny');
     });
     it('user settings does not elevate level from authorize hook', async function () {
+      this.timeout(400);
       settings.users.user.readOnly = false;
       settings.users.user.canCreate = true;
       authorize = () => 'readOnly';
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/specialpages.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/specialpages.js
index 571ca6d35..8b372c959 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/specialpages.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/specialpages.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const settings = require('../../../node/utils/Settings');
 
 describe(__filename, function () {
+  this.timeout(30000);
   let agent;
   const backups = {};
   before(async function () { agent = await common.init(); });
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('/javascript', function () {
     it('/javascript -> 200', async function () {
+      this.timeout(200);
       await agent.get('/javascript').expect(200);
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/webaccess.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/webaccess.js
index 8079d6a22..fe8c4c5c9 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/webaccess.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/webaccess.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const plugins = require('../../../static/js/pluginfw/plugin_defs');
 const settings = require('../../../node/utils/Settings');
 
 describe(__filename, function () {
+  this.timeout(30000);
   let agent;
   const backups = {};
   const authHookNames = ['preAuthorize', 'authenticate', 'authorize'];
@@ -42,56 +43,67 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('webaccess: without plugins', function () {
     it('!authn !authz anonymous / -> 200', async function () {
+      this.timeout(150);
       settings.requireAuthentication = false;
       settings.requireAuthorization = false;
       await agent.get('/').expect(200);
     });
     it('!authn !authz anonymous /admin/ -> 401', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       settings.requireAuthentication = false;
       settings.requireAuthorization = false;
       await agent.get('/admin/').expect(401);
     });
     it('authn !authz anonymous / -> 401', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       settings.requireAuthentication = true;
       settings.requireAuthorization = false;
       await agent.get('/').expect(401);
     });
     it('authn !authz user / -> 200', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       settings.requireAuthentication = true;
       settings.requireAuthorization = false;
       await agent.get('/').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
     });
     it('authn !authz user /admin/ -> 403', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       settings.requireAuthentication = true;
       settings.requireAuthorization = false;
       await agent.get('/admin/').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(403);
     });
     it('authn !authz admin / -> 200', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       settings.requireAuthentication = true;
       settings.requireAuthorization = false;
       await agent.get('/').auth('admin', 'admin-password').expect(200);
     });
     it('authn !authz admin /admin/ -> 200', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       settings.requireAuthentication = true;
       settings.requireAuthorization = false;
       await agent.get('/admin/').auth('admin', 'admin-password').expect(200);
     });
     it('authn authz user / -> 403', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       settings.requireAuthentication = true;
       settings.requireAuthorization = true;
       await agent.get('/').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(403);
     });
     it('authn authz user /admin/ -> 403', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       settings.requireAuthentication = true;
       settings.requireAuthorization = true;
       await agent.get('/admin/').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(403);
     });
     it('authn authz admin / -> 200', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       settings.requireAuthentication = true;
       settings.requireAuthorization = true;
       await agent.get('/').auth('admin', 'admin-password').expect(200);
     });
     it('authn authz admin /admin/ -> 200', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       settings.requireAuthentication = true;
       settings.requireAuthorization = true;
       await agent.get('/admin/').auth('admin', 'admin-password').expect(200);
@@ -105,6 +117,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
         // parsing, resulting in successful comparisons against a null or undefined password.
         for (const creds of ['admin', 'admin:']) {
           it(`admin password: ${adminPassword} credentials: ${creds}`, async function () {
+            this.timeout(100);
             settings.users.admin.password = adminPassword;
             const encCreds = Buffer.from(creds).toString('base64');
             await agent.get('/admin/').set('Authorization', `Basic ${encCreds}`).expect(401);
@@ -160,11 +173,13 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('defers if it returns []', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         await agent.get('/').expect(200);
         // Note: The preAuthorize hook always runs even if requireAuthorization is false.
         assert.deepEqual(callOrder, ['preAuthorize_0', 'preAuthorize_1']);
       });
       it('bypasses authenticate and authorize hooks when true is returned', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         settings.requireAuthentication = true;
         settings.requireAuthorization = true;
         handlers.preAuthorize[0].innerHandle = () => [true];
@@ -172,6 +187,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
         assert.deepEqual(callOrder, ['preAuthorize_0']);
       });
       it('bypasses authenticate and authorize hooks when false is returned', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         settings.requireAuthentication = true;
         settings.requireAuthorization = true;
         handlers.preAuthorize[0].innerHandle = () => [false];
@@ -179,12 +195,14 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
         assert.deepEqual(callOrder, ['preAuthorize_0']);
       });
       it('bypasses authenticate and authorize hooks for static content, defers', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         settings.requireAuthentication = true;
         settings.requireAuthorization = true;
         await agent.get('/static/robots.txt').expect(200);
         assert.deepEqual(callOrder, ['preAuthorize_0', 'preAuthorize_1']);
       });
       it('cannot grant access to /admin', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         handlers.preAuthorize[0].innerHandle = () => [true];
         await agent.get('/admin/').expect(401);
         // Notes:
@@ -198,11 +216,13 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
           'authenticate_1']);
       });
       it('can deny access to /admin', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         handlers.preAuthorize[0].innerHandle = () => [false];
         await agent.get('/admin/').auth('admin', 'admin-password').expect(403);
         assert.deepEqual(callOrder, ['preAuthorize_0']);
       });
       it('runs preAuthzFailure hook when access is denied', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         handlers.preAuthorize[0].innerHandle = () => [false];
         let called = false;
         plugins.hooks.preAuthzFailure = [makeHook('preAuthzFailure', (hookName, {req, res}, cb) => {
@@ -218,6 +238,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
         assert(called);
       });
       it('returns 500 if an exception is thrown', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         handlers.preAuthorize[0].innerHandle = () => { throw new Error('exception test'); };
         await agent.get('/').expect(500);
       });
@@ -230,11 +251,13 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('is not called if !requireAuthentication and not /admin/*', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         settings.requireAuthentication = false;
         await agent.get('/').expect(200);
         assert.deepEqual(callOrder, ['preAuthorize_0', 'preAuthorize_1']);
       });
       it('is called if !requireAuthentication and /admin/*', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         settings.requireAuthentication = false;
         await agent.get('/admin/').expect(401);
         assert.deepEqual(callOrder, ['preAuthorize_0',
@@ -243,6 +266,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
           'authenticate_1']);
       });
       it('defers if empty list returned', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         await agent.get('/').expect(401);
         assert.deepEqual(callOrder, ['preAuthorize_0',
           'preAuthorize_1',
@@ -250,18 +274,21 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
           'authenticate_1']);
       });
       it('does not defer if return [true], 200', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         handlers.authenticate[0].innerHandle = (req) => { req.session.user = {}; return [true]; };
         await agent.get('/').expect(200);
         // Note: authenticate_1 was not called because authenticate_0 handled it.
         assert.deepEqual(callOrder, ['preAuthorize_0', 'preAuthorize_1', 'authenticate_0']);
       });
       it('does not defer if return [false], 401', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         handlers.authenticate[0].innerHandle = (req) => [false];
         await agent.get('/').expect(401);
         // Note: authenticate_1 was not called because authenticate_0 handled it.
         assert.deepEqual(callOrder, ['preAuthorize_0', 'preAuthorize_1', 'authenticate_0']);
       });
       it('falls back to HTTP basic auth', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         await agent.get('/').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
         assert.deepEqual(callOrder, ['preAuthorize_0',
           'preAuthorize_1',
@@ -269,6 +296,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
           'authenticate_1']);
       });
       it('passes settings.users in context', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         handlers.authenticate[0].checkContext = ({users}) => {
           assert.equal(users, settings.users);
         };
@@ -279,6 +307,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
           'authenticate_1']);
       });
       it('passes user, password in context if provided', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         handlers.authenticate[0].checkContext = ({username, password}) => {
           assert.equal(username, 'user');
           assert.equal(password, 'user-password');
@@ -290,6 +319,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
           'authenticate_1']);
       });
       it('does not pass user, password in context if not provided', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         handlers.authenticate[0].checkContext = ({username, password}) => {
           assert(username == null);
           assert(password == null);
@@ -301,11 +331,13 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
           'authenticate_1']);
       });
       it('errors if req.session.user is not created', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         handlers.authenticate[0].innerHandle = () => [true];
         await agent.get('/').expect(500);
         assert.deepEqual(callOrder, ['preAuthorize_0', 'preAuthorize_1', 'authenticate_0']);
       });
       it('returns 500 if an exception is thrown', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         handlers.authenticate[0].innerHandle = () => { throw new Error('exception test'); };
         await agent.get('/').expect(500);
         assert.deepEqual(callOrder, ['preAuthorize_0', 'preAuthorize_1', 'authenticate_0']);
@@ -319,6 +351,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       });
 
       it('is not called if !requireAuthorization (non-/admin)', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         settings.requireAuthorization = false;
         await agent.get('/').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
         assert.deepEqual(callOrder, ['preAuthorize_0',
@@ -327,6 +360,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
           'authenticate_1']);
       });
       it('is not called if !requireAuthorization (/admin)', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         settings.requireAuthorization = false;
         await agent.get('/admin/').auth('admin', 'admin-password').expect(200);
         assert.deepEqual(callOrder, ['preAuthorize_0',
@@ -335,6 +369,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
           'authenticate_1']);
       });
       it('defers if empty list returned', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         await agent.get('/').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(403);
         assert.deepEqual(callOrder, ['preAuthorize_0',
           'preAuthorize_1',
@@ -344,6 +379,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
           'authorize_1']);
       });
       it('does not defer if return [true], 200', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         handlers.authorize[0].innerHandle = () => [true];
         await agent.get('/').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200);
         // Note: authorize_1 was not called because authorize_0 handled it.
@@ -354,6 +390,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
           'authorize_0']);
       });
       it('does not defer if return [false], 403', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         handlers.authorize[0].innerHandle = (req) => [false];
         await agent.get('/').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(403);
         // Note: authorize_1 was not called because authorize_0 handled it.
@@ -364,6 +401,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
           'authorize_0']);
       });
       it('passes req.path in context', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         handlers.authorize[0].checkContext = ({resource}) => {
           assert.equal(resource, '/');
         };
@@ -376,6 +414,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
           'authorize_1']);
       });
       it('returns 500 if an exception is thrown', async function () {
+        this.timeout(100);
         handlers.authorize[0].innerHandle = () => { throw new Error('exception test'); };
         await agent.get('/').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(500);
         assert.deepEqual(callOrder, ['preAuthorize_0',
@@ -422,12 +461,14 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     // authn failure tests
     it('authn fail, no hooks handle -> 401', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await agent.get('/').expect(401);
       assert(handlers.authnFailure.called);
       assert(!handlers.authzFailure.called);
       assert(handlers.authFailure.called);
     });
     it('authn fail, authnFailure handles', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       handlers.authnFailure.shouldHandle = true;
       await agent.get('/').expect(200, 'authnFailure');
       assert(handlers.authnFailure.called);
@@ -435,6 +476,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       assert(!handlers.authFailure.called);
     });
     it('authn fail, authFailure handles', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       handlers.authFailure.shouldHandle = true;
       await agent.get('/').expect(200, 'authFailure');
       assert(handlers.authnFailure.called);
@@ -442,6 +484,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       assert(handlers.authFailure.called);
     });
     it('authnFailure trumps authFailure', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       handlers.authnFailure.shouldHandle = true;
       handlers.authFailure.shouldHandle = true;
       await agent.get('/').expect(200, 'authnFailure');
@@ -451,12 +494,14 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     // authz failure tests
     it('authz fail, no hooks handle -> 403', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       await agent.get('/').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(403);
       assert(!handlers.authnFailure.called);
       assert(handlers.authzFailure.called);
       assert(handlers.authFailure.called);
     });
     it('authz fail, authzFailure handles', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       handlers.authzFailure.shouldHandle = true;
       await agent.get('/').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200, 'authzFailure');
       assert(!handlers.authnFailure.called);
@@ -464,6 +509,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       assert(!handlers.authFailure.called);
     });
     it('authz fail, authFailure handles', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       handlers.authFailure.shouldHandle = true;
       await agent.get('/').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200, 'authFailure');
       assert(!handlers.authnFailure.called);
@@ -471,6 +517,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       assert(handlers.authFailure.called);
     });
     it('authzFailure trumps authFailure', async function () {
+      this.timeout(100);
       handlers.authzFailure.shouldHandle = true;
       handlers.authFailure.shouldHandle = true;
       await agent.get('/').auth('user', 'user-password').expect(200, 'authzFailure');
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/alphabet.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/alphabet.js
index cc50e7d87..158bc734c 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/alphabet.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/alphabet.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ describe('All the alphabet works n stuff', function () {
   });
 
   it('when you enter any char it appears right', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(250);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
 
     // get the first text element out of the inner iframe
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/bold.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/bold.js
index 613de4699..61d8133ad 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/bold.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/bold.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ describe('bold button', function () {
   });
 
   it('makes text bold on click', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(100);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ describe('bold button', function () {
   });
 
   it('makes text bold on keypress', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(100);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
 
     // get the first text element out of the inner iframe
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/change_user_color.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/change_user_color.js
index c8a3bf5b9..1f41dcce2 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/change_user_color.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/change_user_color.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe('change user color', function () {
 
   it('Color picker matches original color and remembers the user color' +
       ' after a refresh', function (done) {
-    this.timeout(60000);
+    this.timeout(10000);
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
     // click on the settings button to make settings visible
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ describe('change user color', function () {
   });
 
   it('Own user color is shown when you enter a chat', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(1000);
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
     const $colorOption = helper.padChrome$('#options-colorscheck');
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/change_user_name.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/change_user_name.js
index 3c4b8b5bc..8ba5e637a 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/change_user_name.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/change_user_name.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ describe('change username value', function () {
   });
 
   it('Remembers the user name after a refresh', async function () {
+    this.timeout(1500);
     helper.toggleUserList();
     helper.setUserName('😃');
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ describe('change username value', function () {
   });
 
   it('Own user name is shown when you enter a chat', async function () {
+    this.timeout(1500);
     helper.toggleUserList();
     helper.setUserName('😃');
 
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/chat.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/chat.js
index fbc6ce788..be080755a 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/chat.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/chat.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ describe('Chat messages and UI', function () {
 
   it('opens chat, sends a message, makes sure it exists ' +
       'on the page and hides chat', async function () {
+    this.timeout(3000);
     const chatValue = 'JohnMcLear';
 
     await helper.showChat();
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ describe('Chat messages and UI', function () {
 
   it('makes chat stick to right side of the screen via settings, ' +
       'remove sticky via settings, close it', async function () {
+    this.timeout(5000);
     await helper.showSettings();
 
     await helper.enableStickyChatviaSettings();
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ describe('Chat messages and UI', function () {
 
   it('makes chat stick to right side of the screen via icon on the top' +
       ' right, remove sticky via icon, close it', async function () {
+    this.timeout(5000);
     await helper.showChat();
 
     await helper.enableStickyChatviaIcon();
@@ -111,6 +114,6 @@ describe('Chat messages and UI', function () {
           }, 1000);
         },
       });
-    }, 1000);
+    }, 3000);
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/chat_load_messages.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/chat_load_messages.js
index dcab043e9..6b34e614b 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/chat_load_messages.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/chat_load_messages.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ describe('chat-load-messages', function () {
   });
 
   it('checks initial message count', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(1000);
     let chatText;
     const expectedCount = 101;
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ describe('chat-load-messages', function () {
   });
 
   it('loads more messages', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(3000);
     const expectedCount = 122;
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
     const chatButton = chrome$('#chaticon');
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ describe('chat-load-messages', function () {
   });
 
   it('checks for button vanishing', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(2000);
     const expectedDisplay = 'none';
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
     const chatButton = chrome$('#chaticon');
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/clear_authorship_colors.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/clear_authorship_colors.js
index 63d4c2f54..ae5603949 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/clear_authorship_colors.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/clear_authorship_colors.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ describe('clear authorship colors button', function () {
   });
 
   it('makes text clear authorship colors', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(2500);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ describe('clear authorship colors button', function () {
   });
 
   it("makes text clear authorship colors and checks it can't be undone", function (done) {
+    this.timeout(1500);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/delete.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/delete.js
index 6cde43f47..1ffbbd51c 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/delete.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/delete.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ describe('delete keystroke', function () {
   });
 
   it('makes text delete', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(50);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
 
     // get the first text element out of the inner iframe
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/drag_and_drop.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/drag_and_drop.js
index 71141e055..8937b375e 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/drag_and_drop.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/drag_and_drop.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ describe('drag and drop', function () {
       });
 
       it('moves text back to its original place', function (done) {
+        this.timeout(50);
         // test text was removed from drop target
         const $targetLine = getLine(TARGET_LINE);
         expect($targetLine.text()).to.be('Target line []');
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ describe('drag and drop', function () {
       });
 
       it('moves text back to its original place', function (done) {
+        this.timeout(50);
         // test text was removed from drop target
         const $targetLine = getLine(TARGET_LINE);
         expect($targetLine.text()).to.be('Target line []');
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/embed_value.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/embed_value.js
index dac4c869d..ee1bf8966 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/embed_value.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/embed_value.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ describe('embed links', function () {
 
     describe('the share link', function () {
       it('is the actual pad url', function (done) {
+        this.timeout(50);
         const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
         // open share dropdown
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ describe('embed links', function () {
 
     describe('the embed as iframe code', function () {
       it('is an iframe with the the correct url parameters and correct size', function (done) {
+        this.timeout(50);
         const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
         // open share dropdown
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ describe('embed links', function () {
 
     describe('the share link', function () {
       it('shows a read only url', function (done) {
+        this.timeout(50);
         const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
         // open share dropdown
@@ -114,6 +117,7 @@ describe('embed links', function () {
 
     describe('the embed as iframe code', function () {
       it('is an iframe with the the correct url parameters and correct size', function (done) {
+        this.timeout(50);
         const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
         // open share dropdown
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/enter.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/enter.js
index 85ab43a2e..69cd9d48a 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/enter.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/enter.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ describe('enter keystroke', function () {
     this.timeout(60000);
   });
   it('creates a new line & puts cursor onto a new line', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(2000);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
 
     // get the first text element out of the inner iframe
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/font_type.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/font_type.js
index 68df2f5e7..9790873b3 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/font_type.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/font_type.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ describe('font select', function () {
   });
 
   it('makes text RobotoMono', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(100);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/indentation.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/indentation.js
index 006c52bb4..377b1af74 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/indentation.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/indentation.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ describe('indentation button', function () {
   });
 
   it('indent text with keypress', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(100);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
 
     // get the first text element out of the inner iframe
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ describe('indentation button', function () {
   });
 
   it('indent text with button', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(100);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ describe('indentation button', function () {
   });
 
   it('keeps the indent on enter for the new line', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(1200);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ describe('indentation button', function () {
 
   it('indents text with spaces on enter if previous line ends ' +
     "with ':', '[', '(', or '{'", function (done) {
+    this.timeout(1200);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
 
     // type a bit, make a line break and type again
@@ -110,6 +114,7 @@ describe('indentation button', function () {
 
   it('appends indentation to the indent of previous line if previous line ends ' +
     "with ':', '[', '(', or '{'", function (done) {
+    this.timeout(1200);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
 
     // type a bit, make a line break and type again
@@ -135,6 +140,7 @@ describe('indentation button', function () {
 
   it("issue #2772 shows '*' when multiple indented lines " +
       ' receive a style and are outdented', async function () {
+    this.timeout(1200);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/italic.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/italic.js
index cbaf9e3da..e7d551c8e 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/italic.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/italic.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ describe('italic some text', function () {
   });
 
   it('makes text italic using button', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(100);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ describe('italic some text', function () {
   });
 
   it('makes text italic using keypress', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(100);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
 
     // get the first text element out of the inner iframe
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/language.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/language.js
index 072c64e92..e5240aaab 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/language.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/language.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ describe('Language select and change', function () {
 
   // Destroy language cookies
   it('makes text german', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(1000);
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
     // click on the settings button to make settings visible
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ describe('Language select and change', function () {
   });
 
   it('makes text English', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(1000);
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
     // click on the settings button to make settings visible
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ describe('Language select and change', function () {
   });
 
   it('changes direction when picking an rtl lang', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(1000);
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
     // click on the settings button to make settings visible
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/multiple_authors_clear_authorship_colors.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/multiple_authors_clear_authorship_colors.js
index 19dfb44f9..818dd161f 100755
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/multiple_authors_clear_authorship_colors.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/multiple_authors_clear_authorship_colors.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe('author of pad edition', function () {
 
   // author 2 makes some changes on the pad
   it('Clears Authorship by second user', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(100);
     clearAuthorship(done);
   });
 
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/ordered_list.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/ordered_list.js
index 9fe647ebe..a7403d6bc 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/ordered_list.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/ordered_list.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ describe('ordered_list.js', function () {
     });
 
     it('inserts ordered list text', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(200);
       const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
       const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ describe('ordered_list.js', function () {
         });
 
         it('inserts unordered list', function (done) {
+          this.timeout(50);
           helper.waitFor(() => helper.padInner$('div').first().find('ol li').length === 1)
               .done(done);
         });
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ describe('ordered_list.js', function () {
         });
 
         it('does not insert unordered list', function (done) {
+          this.timeout(3000);
           helper.waitFor(() => helper.padInner$('div').first().find('ol li').length === 1)
               .done(() => {
                 expect().fail(() => 'Unordered list inserted, should ignore shortcut');
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ describe('ordered_list.js', function () {
         });
 
         it('inserts unordered list', function (done) {
+          this.timeout(200);
           helper.waitFor(() => helper.padInner$('div').first().find('ol li').length === 1)
               .done(done);
         });
@@ -97,6 +101,7 @@ describe('ordered_list.js', function () {
         });
 
         it('does not insert unordered list', function (done) {
+          this.timeout(3000);
           helper.waitFor(() => helper.padInner$('div').first().find('ol li').length === 1)
               .done(() => {
                 expect().fail(() => 'Unordered list inserted, should ignore shortcut');
@@ -175,6 +180,7 @@ describe('ordered_list.js', function () {
     });
 
     it('indent and de-indent list item with keypress', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(200);
       const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
       const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
@@ -210,6 +216,7 @@ describe('ordered_list.js', function () {
     });
 
     it('indent and de-indent list item with indent button', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(1000);
       const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
       const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/pad_modal.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/pad_modal.js
index 03a97b82c..5c3b9d5c4 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/pad_modal.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/pad_modal.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ describe('Pad modal', function () {
     });
 
     it('disables editor', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(200);
       expect(isEditorDisabled()).to.be(true);
 
       done();
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ describe('Pad modal', function () {
 
     context('and user clicks on editor', function () {
       it('does not close the modal', function (done) {
+        this.timeout(200);
         clickOnPadInner();
         const $modal = helper.padChrome$(MODAL_SELECTOR);
         const modalIsVisible = $modal.hasClass('popup-show');
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ describe('Pad modal', function () {
 
     context('and user clicks on pad outer', function () {
       it('does not close the modal', function (done) {
+        this.timeout(200);
         clickOnPadOuter();
         const $modal = helper.padChrome$(MODAL_SELECTOR);
         const modalIsVisible = $modal.hasClass('popup-show');
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ describe('Pad modal', function () {
 */
     context('and user clicks on editor', function () {
       it('closes the modal', async function () {
+        this.timeout(200);
         clickOnPadInner();
         await helper.waitForPromise(() => isModalOpened(MODAL_SELECTOR) === false);
       });
@@ -75,6 +79,7 @@ describe('Pad modal', function () {
 
     context('and user clicks on pad outer', function () {
       it('closes the modal', async function () {
+        this.timeout(200);
         clickOnPadOuter();
         await helper.waitForPromise(() => isModalOpened(MODAL_SELECTOR) === false);
       });
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/redo.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/redo.js
index b0334ba82..67d49c659 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/redo.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/redo.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ describe('undo button then redo button', function () {
   });
 
   it('redo some typing with button', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(200);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ describe('undo button then redo button', function () {
   });
 
   it('redo some typing with keypress', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(200);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
 
     // get the first text element inside the editable space
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/scrollTo.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/scrollTo.js
index 0e89ab967..20b24a56e 100755
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/scrollTo.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/scrollTo.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe('scrollTo.js', function () {
     });
 
     it('Scrolls down to Line 4', async function () {
-      this.timeout(10000);
+      this.timeout(100);
       const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
       await helper.waitForPromise(() => {
         const topOffset = parseInt(chrome$('iframe').first('iframe')
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('scrollTo.js', function () {
     });
 
     it('Does NOT change scroll', async function () {
-      this.timeout(10000);
+      this.timeout(100);
       const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
       await helper.waitForPromise(() => {
         const topOffset = parseInt(chrome$('iframe').first('iframe')
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/select_formatting_buttons.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/select_formatting_buttons.js
index 1e165e565..63be6f8e2 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/select_formatting_buttons.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/select_formatting_buttons.js
@@ -44,12 +44,14 @@ describe('select formatting buttons when selection has style applied', function
 
   const testIfFormattingButtonIsDeselected = function (style) {
     it(`deselects the ${style} button`, function (done) {
+      this.timeout(50);
       helper.waitFor(() => isButtonSelected(style) === false).done(done);
     });
   };
 
   const testIfFormattingButtonIsSelected = function (style) {
     it(`selects the ${style} button`, function (done) {
+      this.timeout(50);
       helper.waitFor(() => isButtonSelected(style)).done(done);
     });
   };
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ describe('select formatting buttons when selection has style applied', function
 
   context('when user applies a style and the selection does not change', function () {
     it('selects the style button', async function () {
+      this.timeout(50);
       const style = STYLES[0]; // italic
       applyStyleOnLine(style, FIRST_LINE);
       await helper.waitForPromise(() => isButtonSelected(style) === true);
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/strikethrough.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/strikethrough.js
index 9731ec75c..9d5461226 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/strikethrough.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/strikethrough.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ describe('strikethrough button', function () {
   });
 
   it('makes text strikethrough', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(100);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/timeslider_follow.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/timeslider_follow.js
index 9f86ddc77..eaa3cd7e7 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/timeslider_follow.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/timeslider_follow.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ describe('timeslider follow', function () {
   // TODO needs test if content is also followed, when user a makes edits
   // while user b is in the timeslider
   it("content as it's added to timeslider", async function () {
+    this.timeout(10000);
     // send 6 revisions
     const revs = 6;
     const message = 'a\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n';
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/timeslider_labels.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/timeslider_labels.js
index dd418d976..08a4eb33a 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/timeslider_labels.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/timeslider_labels.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ describe('timeslider', function () {
    * @todo test authorsList
    */
   it("Shows a date/time in the timeslider and make sure it doesn't include NaN", async function () {
+    this.timeout(12000);
     // make some changes to produce 3 revisions
     const revs = 3;
 
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/timeslider_numeric_padID.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/timeslider_numeric_padID.js
index 4d05f95b3..019ad5307 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/timeslider_numeric_padID.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/timeslider_numeric_padID.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ describe('timeslider', function () {
   });
 
   it('Makes sure the export URIs are as expected when the padID is numeric', async function () {
+    this.timeout(60000);
     await helper.edit('a\n');
 
     await helper.gotoTimeslider(1);
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/timeslider_revisions.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/timeslider_revisions.js
index 2f5cc170a..1bae6b254 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/timeslider_revisions.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/timeslider_revisions.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ describe('timeslider', function () {
   });
 
   it('loads adds a hundred revisions', function (done) { // passes
+    this.timeout(100000);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/undo.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/undo.js
index 0daa282fc..039ba6903 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/undo.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/undo.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ describe('undo button', function () {
   });
 
   it('undo some typing by clicking undo button', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(100);
+    this.timeout(150);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ describe('undo button', function () {
   });
 
   it('undo some typing using a keypress', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(150);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
 
     // get the first text element inside the editable space
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/unordered_list.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/unordered_list.js
index 37173e593..f82b620c9 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/unordered_list.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/unordered_list.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ describe('unordered_list.js', function () {
     });
 
     it('insert unordered list text then removes by outdent', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
       const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
       const originalText = inner$('div').first().text();
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ describe('unordered_list.js', function () {
     });
 
     it('insert unordered list text then remove by clicking list again', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
       const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
       const originalText = inner$('div').first().text();
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ describe('unordered_list.js', function () {
     });
 
     it('Keeps the unordered list on enter for the new line', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(250);
       const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
       const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ describe('unordered_list.js', function () {
     });
 
     it('indent and de-indent list item with keypress', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
       const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
@@ -142,6 +146,7 @@ describe('unordered_list.js', function () {
     });
 
     it('indent and de-indent list item with indent button', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(150);
       const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
       const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/urls_become_clickable.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/urls_become_clickable.js
index a027de9ff..8a038b8b1 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/urls_become_clickable.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/urls_become_clickable.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ describe('urls', function () {
   describe('entering a URL makes a link', function () {
     for (const url of ['https://etherpad.org', 'www.etherpad.org']) {
       it(url, async function () {
+        this.timeout(5000);
         const url = 'https://etherpad.org';
         await helper.edit(url);
         await helper.waitForPromise(() => txt().find('a').length === 1, 2000);