diff --git a/tests/frontend/specs/authorship_of_editions.js b/tests/frontend/specs/authorship_of_editions.js
index 73007dc30..5b6e6f332 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/specs/authorship_of_editions.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/specs/authorship_of_editions.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('author of pad edition', function () {
               helper.padChrome$.document.cookie = 'token=foo;expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT; path=/';
 
               helper.newPad(done, padId);
-            }, 1000);
+            }, 5000);
           });
         });
       });
@@ -58,17 +58,17 @@ describe('author of pad edition', function () {
 
   // author 2 makes some changes on the pad
   it('marks only the new content as changes of the second user on a regular line', function (done) {
-    this.timeout(100);
+    this.timeout(500);
     changeLineAndCheckOnlyThatChangeIsFromThisAuthor(REGULAR_LINE, 'x', done);
   });
 
   it('marks only the new content as changes of the second user on a line with ordered list', function (done) {
-    this.timeout(100);
+    this.timeout(500);
     changeLineAndCheckOnlyThatChangeIsFromThisAuthor(LINE_WITH_ORDERED_LIST, 'y', done);
   });
 
   it('marks only the new content as changes of the second user on a line with unordered list', function (done) {
-    this.timeout(100);
+    this.timeout(500);
     changeLineAndCheckOnlyThatChangeIsFromThisAuthor(LINE_WITH_UNORDERED_LIST, 'z', done);
   });
 
diff --git a/tests/frontend/specs/bold.js b/tests/frontend/specs/bold.js
index f15026862..8eee1186e 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/specs/bold.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/specs/bold.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe('bold button', function () {
   });
 
   it('makes text bold on click', function (done) {
-    this.timeout(50);
+    this.timeout();
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe('bold button', function () {
   });
 
   it('makes text bold on keypress', function (done) {
-    this.timeout(50);
+    this.timeout(100);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
 
     // get the first text element out of the inner iframe
diff --git a/tests/frontend/specs/change_user_color.js b/tests/frontend/specs/change_user_color.js
index 7b7667f45..1e21323b8 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/specs/change_user_color.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/specs/change_user_color.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe('change user color', function () {
   });
 
   it('Own user color is shown when you enter a chat', function (done) {
-    this.timeout(200);
+    this.timeout(500);
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
     const $colorOption = helper.padChrome$('#options-colorscheck');
diff --git a/tests/frontend/specs/chat_load_messages.js b/tests/frontend/specs/chat_load_messages.js
index eb50d05f1..851c1db2b 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/specs/chat_load_messages.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/specs/chat_load_messages.js
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ describe('chat-load-messages', function () {
   let padName;
 
   it('creates a pad', function (done) {
-    this.timeout(5000);
+    this.timeout(20000);
     padName = helper.newPad(done);
   });
 
   it('adds a lot of messages', function (done) {
-    this.timeout(5000);
+    this.timeout(10000);
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
     const chatButton = chrome$('#chaticon');
     chatButton.click();
diff --git a/tests/frontend/specs/indentation.js b/tests/frontend/specs/indentation.js
index 4a6dc19d3..2fe92e6f9 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/specs/indentation.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/specs/indentation.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('indentation button', function () {
   });
 
   it('keeps the indent on enter for the new line', function (done) {
-    this.timeout(800);
+    this.timeout(1200);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe('indentation button', function () {
   });
 
   it("indents text with spaces on enter if previous line ends with ':', '[', '(', or '{'", function (done) {
-    this.timeout(800);
+    this.timeout(1200);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
 
     // type a bit, make a line break and type again
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ describe('indentation button', function () {
   });
 
   it("appends indentation to the indent of previous line if previous line ends with ':', '[', '(', or '{'", function (done) {
-    this.timeout(800);
+    this.timeout(1200);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
 
     // type a bit, make a line break and type again
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ describe('indentation button', function () {
   });
 
   it("issue #2772 shows '*' when multiple indented lines receive a style and are outdented", function (done) {
-    this.timeout(800);
+    this.timeout(1200);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;