diff --git a/tests/backend/specs/api/pad.js b/tests/backend/specs/api/pad.js
index 15ec4f0be..cf198edcb 100644
--- a/tests/backend/specs/api/pad.js
+++ b/tests/backend/specs/api/pad.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+'use strict';
+
 /*
  * ACHTUNG: there is a copied & modified version of this file in
  * <basedir>/tests/container/specs/api/pad.js
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ 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);
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ 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;
@@ -66,6 +70,7 @@ 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`;
@@ -118,6 +123,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('deletePad', function () {
     it('deletes a Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       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
@@ -126,6 +132,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('createPad', function () {
     it('creates a new Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to create new Pad');
@@ -137,6 +144,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getRevisionsCount', function () {
     it('gets revision count of Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getRevisionsCount')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to get Revision Count');
@@ -149,6 +157,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getSavedRevisionsCount', function () {
     it('gets saved revisions count of Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getSavedRevisionsCount')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to get Saved Revisions Count');
@@ -161,6 +170,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('listSavedRevisions', function () {
     it('gets saved revision list of Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('listSavedRevisions')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to get Saved Revisions List');
@@ -173,6 +183,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getHTML', function () {
     it('get the HTML of Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.html.length <= 1) throw new Error('Unable to get the HTML');
@@ -184,6 +195,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('listAllPads', function () {
     it('list all pads', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(endPoint('listAllPads'))
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.padIDs.includes(testPadId) !== true) {
@@ -197,6 +209,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('deletePad', function () {
     it('deletes a Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('deletePad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Deletion failed');
@@ -208,6 +221,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('listAllPads', function () {
     it('list all pads', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(endPoint('listAllPads'))
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.padIDs.includes(testPadId) !== false) {
@@ -221,6 +235,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getHTML', function () {
     it('get the HTML of a Pad -- Should return a failure', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 1) throw new Error('Pad deletion failed');
@@ -232,6 +247,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('createPad', function () {
     it('creates a new Pad with text', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${testPadId}&text=testText`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Creation failed');
@@ -243,6 +259,7 @@ 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(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.text !== 'testText\n') throw new Error('Pad Creation with text');
@@ -254,6 +271,7 @@ 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,
@@ -269,6 +287,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getText', function () {
     it('gets the Pad text', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.text !== 'testTextTwo\n') throw new Error('Setting Text');
@@ -280,6 +299,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getRevisionsCount', function () {
     it('gets Revision Count of a Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getRevisionsCount')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.revisions !== 1) throw new Error('Unable to get text revision count');
@@ -291,6 +311,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('saveRevision', function () {
     it('saves Revision', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('saveRevision')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to save Revision');
@@ -302,6 +323,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getSavedRevisionsCount', function () {
     it('gets saved revisions count of Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getSavedRevisionsCount')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to get Saved Revisions Count');
@@ -314,6 +336,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('listSavedRevisions', function () {
     it('gets saved revision list of Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('listSavedRevisions')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to get Saved Revisions List');
@@ -325,6 +348,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   });
   describe('padUsersCount', function () {
     it('gets User Count of a Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('padUsersCount')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.padUsersCount !== 0) throw new Error('Incorrect Pad User count');
@@ -336,6 +360,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getReadOnlyID', function () {
     it('Gets the Read Only ID of a Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getReadOnlyID')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (!res.body.data.readOnlyID) throw new Error('No Read Only ID for Pad');
@@ -347,6 +372,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('listAuthorsOfPad', function () {
     it('Get Authors of the Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       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');
@@ -358,6 +384,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getLastEdited', function () {
     it('Get When Pad was left Edited', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getLastEdited')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (!res.body.data.lastEdited) {
@@ -373,6 +400,7 @@ 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,
@@ -388,6 +416,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getLastEdited', function () {
     it('Get When Pad was left Edited', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getLastEdited')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.lastEdited <= lastEdited) {
@@ -401,6 +430,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('padUsers', function () {
     it('gets User Count of a Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('padUsers')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.padUsers.length !== 0) throw new Error('Incorrect Pad Users');
@@ -412,6 +442,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('deletePad', function () {
     it('deletes a Pad', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('deletePad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Deletion failed');
@@ -427,6 +458,7 @@ 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');
@@ -437,6 +469,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   });
 
   describe('setText', function () {
+    this.timeout(200);
     it('Sets text on a pad Id', function (done) {
       api.post(`${endPoint('setText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .field({text})
@@ -450,6 +483,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getText', function () {
     it('Gets text on a pad Id', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Get Text failed');
@@ -462,6 +496,7 @@ 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) => {
@@ -474,6 +509,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getText', function () {
     it("Gets text on a pad Id and doesn't have an excess newline", function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Get Text failed');
@@ -486,6 +522,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getLastEdited', function () {
     it('Gets when pad was last edited', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getLastEdited')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.lastEdited === 0) throw new Error('Get Last Edited Failed');
@@ -497,6 +534,7 @@ 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');
@@ -508,6 +546,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getText', function () {
     it('Gets text on a pad Id', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${newPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.text !== `${text}\n`) throw new Error('Pad Get Text failed');
@@ -519,6 +558,7 @@ 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');
@@ -530,6 +570,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getText', function () {
     it('Gets text on a pad Id', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.text !== `${text}\n`) throw new Error('Pad Get Text failed');
@@ -541,6 +582,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getLastEdited', function () {
     it('Gets when pad was last edited', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getLastEdited')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.lastEdited === 0) throw new Error('Get Last Edited Failed');
@@ -552,6 +594,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('appendText', function () {
     it('Append text to a pad Id', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       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');
@@ -563,6 +606,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('getText', function () {
     it('Gets text on a pad Id', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Get Text failed');
@@ -576,6 +620,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('setHTML', function () {
     it('Sets the HTML of a Pad attempting to pass ugly HTML', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       const html = '<div><b>Hello HTML</title></head></div>';
       api.post(endPoint('setHTML'))
           .send({
@@ -592,6 +637,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('setHTML', function () {
     it('Sets the HTML of a Pad with complex nested lists of different types', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.post(endPoint('setHTML'))
           .send({
             padID: testPadId,
@@ -607,6 +653,7 @@ 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(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             const receivedHtml = res.body.data.html.replace('<br></body>', '</body>').toLowerCase();
@@ -630,6 +677,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('setHTML', function () {
     it('Sets the HTML of a Pad with white space between list items', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('setHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}&html=${ulSpaceHtml}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('List HTML cant be imported');
@@ -641,6 +689,7 @@ 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(100);
       api.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             const receivedHtml = res.body.data.html.replace('<br></body>', '</body>').toLowerCase();
@@ -663,6 +712,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('createPad', function () {
     it('errors if pad can be created', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(200);
       const badUrlChars = ['/', '%23', '%3F', '%26'];
       async.map(
           badUrlChars,
@@ -680,6 +730,7 @@ 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');
@@ -702,6 +753,7 @@ 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');
@@ -712,6 +764,7 @@ 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');
@@ -741,6 +794,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       const padId = makeid();
       const padWithNonExistentGroup = `notExistentGroup$${padId}`;
       it('throws an error', function (done) {
+        this.timeout(200);
         api.get(`${endPoint('copyPadWithoutHistory')}&sourceID=${sourcePadId}&destinationID=${padWithNonExistentGroup}&force=true`)
             .expect((res) => {
               // code 1, it means an error has happened
@@ -759,6 +813,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
       context('and force is false', function () {
         it('throws an error', function (done) {
+          this.timeout(200);
           api.get(`${endPoint('copyPadWithoutHistory')}&sourceID=${sourcePadId}&destinationID=${padIdExistent}&force=false`)
               .expect((res) => {
                 // code 1, it means an error has happened
@@ -770,6 +825,7 @@ 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
@@ -787,7 +843,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
 */
 
-var createNewPadWithHtml = function (padId, html, cb) {
+const createNewPadWithHtml = function (padId, html, cb) {
   api.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${padId}`)
       .end(() => {
         api.post(endPoint('setHTML'))
@@ -799,7 +855,7 @@ var createNewPadWithHtml = function (padId, html, cb) {
       });
 };
 
-var endPoint = function (point, version) {
+const endPoint = function (point, version) {
   version = version || apiVersion;
   return `/api/${version}/${point}?apikey=${apiKey}`;
 };
@@ -829,13 +885,13 @@ Array.prototype.equals = function (array) {
   // if the other array is a falsy value, return
   if (!array) return false;
   // compare lengths - can save a lot of time
-  if (this.length != array.length) return false;
+  if (this.length !== array.length) return false;
   for (let i = 0, l = this.length; i < l; i++) {
     // Check if we have nested arrays
     if (this[i] instanceof Array && array[i] instanceof Array) {
       // recurse into the nested arrays
       if (!this[i].equals(array[i])) return false;
-    } else if (this[i] != array[i]) {
+    } else if (this[i] !== array[i]) {
       // Warning - two different object instances will never be equal: {x:20} != {x:20}
       return false;
     }
