diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/bold.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/bold.js
index 61d8133ad..7aac2e36e 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/bold.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/bold.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe('bold button', function () {
   });
 
   it('makes text bold on click', function (done) {
-    this.timeout(100);
+    this.timeout(200);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
     const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('bold button', function () {
   });
 
   it('makes text bold on keypress', function (done) {
-    this.timeout(100);
+    this.timeout(200);
     const inner$ = helper.padInner$;
 
     // get the first text element out of the inner iframe
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/embed_value.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/embed_value.js
index ee1bf8966..74c8d5ddc 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/embed_value.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/embed_value.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe('embed links', function () {
 
     describe('the share link', function () {
       it('is the actual pad url', function (done) {
-        this.timeout(50);
+        this.timeout(100);
         const chrome$ = helper.padChrome$;
 
         // open share dropdown