diff --git a/testing/btest/plugins/reader.zeek b/testing/btest/plugins/reader.zeek
index 20c1a1cd70..073cbcd9cc 100644
--- a/testing/btest/plugins/reader.zeek
+++ b/testing/btest/plugins/reader.zeek
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # @TEST-EXEC: ZEEK_PLUGIN_PATH=`pwd` zeek -NN Demo::Foo >>output
 # @TEST-EXEC: echo === >>output
 # @TEST-EXEC: ZEEK_PLUGIN_PATH=`pwd` btest-bg-run zeek zeek %INPUT
-# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-wait 10
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-wait 20
 # @TEST-EXEC: TEST_DIFF_CANONIFIER= btest-diff output
 # @TEST-EXEC: TEST_DIFF_CANONIFIER= btest-diff out
 
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/openflow/log-cluster.zeek b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/openflow/log-cluster.zeek
index 5aa40ed181..af53a849f4 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/openflow/log-cluster.zeek
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/openflow/log-cluster.zeek
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run manager-1 "cp ../cluster-layout.zeek . && CLUSTER_NODE=manager-1 zeek %INPUT"
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run worker-1  "cp ../cluster-layout.zeek . && CLUSTER_NODE=worker-1 zeek --pseudo-realtime -C -r $TRACES/smtp.trace %INPUT"
-# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-wait 20
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-wait 30
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-diff manager-1/openflow.log
 
 @TEST-START-FILE cluster-layout.zeek
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/sumstats/topk-cluster.zeek b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/sumstats/topk-cluster.zeek
index f9ccf1455f..2fb675d514 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/sumstats/topk-cluster.zeek
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/sumstats/topk-cluster.zeek
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ event zeek_init() &priority=5
 	local r1: SumStats::Reducer = [$stream="test.metric", 
 	                               $apply=set(SumStats::TOPK)];
 	SumStats::create([$name="topk-test", 
-	                  $epoch=1secs,
+	                  $epoch=5secs,
 	                  $reducers=set(r1),
 	                  $epoch_result(ts: time, key: SumStats::Key, result: SumStats::Result) =
 	                  	{