diff --git a/internal/statesync/snapshots.go b/internal/statesync/snapshots.go
index b819c405c..11cd78394 100644
--- a/internal/statesync/snapshots.go
+++ b/internal/statesync/snapshots.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func newSnapshotPool(stateProvider StateProvider) *snapshotPool {
 // snapshot height is verified using the light client, and the expected app hash
 // is set for the snapshot.
 func (p *snapshotPool) Add(peerID types.NodeID, snapshot *snapshot) (bool, error) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), 30*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	appHash, err := p.stateProvider.AppHash(ctx, snapshot.Height)
diff --git a/internal/statesync/stateprovider.go b/internal/statesync/stateprovider.go
index c165f72dc..dca1432b1 100644
--- a/internal/statesync/stateprovider.go
+++ b/internal/statesync/stateprovider.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func NewLightClientStateProviderFromDispatcher(
 	trustOptions light.TrustOptions,
 	logger log.Logger,
 ) (StateProvider, error) {
-	providers := dispatcher.Providers(chainID, 10*time.Second)
+	providers := dispatcher.Providers(chainID, 30*time.Second)
 	if len(providers) < 2 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("at least 2 peers are required, got %d", len(providers))
 	}
diff --git a/internal/statesync/syncer.go b/internal/statesync/syncer.go
index 42d519e9f..5dc8aeb8c 100644
--- a/internal/statesync/syncer.go
+++ b/internal/statesync/syncer.go
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func (s *syncer) Sync(ctx context.Context, snapshot *snapshot, chunks *chunkQueu
 		go s.fetchChunks(fetchCtx, snapshot, chunks)
 	}
 
-	pctx, pcancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 10*time.Second)
+	pctx, pcancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 30*time.Second)
 	defer pcancel()
 
 	// Optimistically build new state, so we don't discover any light client failures at the end.
diff --git a/test/e2e/runner/evidence.go b/test/e2e/runner/evidence.go
index d2fa0bc56..a1a77b9f0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/runner/evidence.go
+++ b/test/e2e/runner/evidence.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func InjectEvidence(testnet *e2e.Testnet, amount int) error {
 
 	// wait for the node to reach the height above the forged height so that
 	// it is able to validate the evidence
-	status, err := waitForNode(targetNode, waitHeight, 15*time.Second)
+	status, err := waitForNode(targetNode, waitHeight, 30*time.Second)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/test/e2e/runner/perturb.go b/test/e2e/runner/perturb.go
index 81f3d77ac..c836fc4ae 100644
--- a/test/e2e/runner/perturb.go
+++ b/test/e2e/runner/perturb.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func Perturb(testnet *e2e.Testnet) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			time.Sleep(3 * time.Second) // give network some time to recover between each
+			time.Sleep(5 * time.Second) // give network some time to recover between each
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func PerturbNode(node *e2e.Node, perturbation e2e.Perturbation) (*rpctypes.Resul
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	status, err := waitForNode(node, 0, 15*time.Second)
+	status, err := waitForNode(node, 0, 2*time.Minute)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/test/e2e/runner/rpc.go b/test/e2e/runner/rpc.go
index 7b2549d48..52c009caa 100644
--- a/test/e2e/runner/rpc.go
+++ b/test/e2e/runner/rpc.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func waitForHeight(testnet *e2e.Testnet, height int64) (*types.Block, *types.Blo
 				clients[node.Name] = client
 			}
 
-			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Second)
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
 			defer cancel()
 			result, err := client.Block(ctx, nil)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func waitForHeight(testnet *e2e.Testnet, height int64) (*types.Block, *types.Blo
 		if len(clients) == 0 {
 			return nil, nil, errors.New("unable to connect to any network nodes")
 		}
-		if time.Since(lastIncrease) >= 20*time.Second {
+		if time.Since(lastIncrease) >= time.Minute {
 			if maxResult == nil {
 				return nil, nil, errors.New("chain stalled at unknown height")
 			}
diff --git a/test/e2e/runner/start.go b/test/e2e/runner/start.go
index 5a1768b32..2eee9f756 100644
--- a/test/e2e/runner/start.go
+++ b/test/e2e/runner/start.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func Start(testnet *e2e.Testnet) error {
 		if err := execCompose(testnet.Dir, "up", "-d", node.Name); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if _, err := waitForNode(node, 0, 15*time.Second); err != nil {
+		if _, err := waitForNode(node, 0, time.Minute); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Node %v up on http://127.0.0.1:%v", node.Name, node.ProxyPort))
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func Start(testnet *e2e.Testnet) error {
 		if err := execCompose(testnet.Dir, "up", "-d", node.Name); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		status, err := waitForNode(node, node.StartAt, 1*time.Minute)
+		status, err := waitForNode(node, node.StartAt, 5*time.Minute)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/test/e2e/runner/wait.go b/test/e2e/runner/wait.go
index b1967cb9b..eb006227e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/runner/wait.go
+++ b/test/e2e/runner/wait.go
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ func WaitUntil(testnet *e2e.Testnet, height int64) error {
 // waitingTime estimates how long it should take for a node to reach the height.
 // More nodes in a network implies we may expect a slower network and may have to wait longer.
 func waitingTime(nodes int) time.Duration {
-	return time.Duration(20+(nodes*4)) * time.Second
+	return time.Minute + (time.Duration(nodes) * (15 * time.Second))
 }