diff --git a/energy-tests/nextcloud_create_event.py b/energy-tests/nextcloud_create_event.py
index 4b263d20..52164ab5 100644
--- a/energy-tests/nextcloud_create_event.py
+++ b/energy-tests/nextcloud_create_event.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def run(playwright: Playwright, browser_name: str) -> None:
 
         # set a timeout. Since the call to page.content() is blocking we need to defer it to the OS
         signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, timeout_handler)
-        signal.alarm(5)
+        signal.alarm(20)
         log_note(f"Page content was: {page.content()}")
         signal.alarm(0) # remove timeout signal
 
diff --git a/energy-tests/nextcloud_create_user.py b/energy-tests/nextcloud_create_user.py
index c8f2bdf8..bb29a058 100644
--- a/energy-tests/nextcloud_create_user.py
+++ b/energy-tests/nextcloud_create_user.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def create_user(playwright: Playwright, browser_name: str, username: str, passwo
 
         # set a timeout. Since the call to page.content() is blocking we need to defer it to the OS
         signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, timeout_handler)
-        signal.alarm(5)
+        signal.alarm(20)
         log_note(f"Page content was: {page.content()}")
         signal.alarm(0) # remove timeout signal
 
diff --git a/energy-tests/nextcloud_install.py b/energy-tests/nextcloud_install.py
index 3a32435f..8e439905 100644
--- a/energy-tests/nextcloud_install.py
+++ b/energy-tests/nextcloud_install.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def main(browser_name: str = "chromium"):
     with sync_playwright() as playwright:
         log_note(f"Launch browser {browser_name}")
         signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, timeout_handler)
-        signal.alarm(5)
+        signal.alarm(10)
         if browser_name == "firefox":
             browser = playwright.firefox.launch(headless=True)
         else:
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def main(browser_name: str = "chromium"):
 
             # set a timeout. Since the call to page.content() is blocking we need to defer it to the OS
             signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, timeout_handler)
-            signal.alarm(5)
+            signal.alarm(20)
             log_note(f"Page content was: {page.content()}")
             signal.alarm(0) # remove timeout signal
 
diff --git a/energy-tests/nextcloud_talk.py b/energy-tests/nextcloud_talk.py
index 2f97cfed..91238e80 100644
--- a/energy-tests/nextcloud_talk.py
+++ b/energy-tests/nextcloud_talk.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def create_conversation(playwright: Playwright, browser_name: str) -> str:
 
         # set a timeout. Since the call to page.content() is blocking we need to defer it to the OS
         signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, timeout_handler)
-        signal.alarm(5)
+        signal.alarm(20)
         log_note(f"Page content was: {page.content()}")
         signal.alarm(0) # remove timeout signal