diff --git a/tango/test_context.py b/tango/test_context.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/tango/test_context.py
+++ b/tango/test_context.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class DeviceTestContext(object):
 
     nodb = "dbase=no"
     command = "{0} {1} -ORBendPoint giop:tcp:{2}:{3} -file={4}"
-    connect_timeout = 1.
+    connect_timeout = 3.
     disconnect_timeout = connect_timeout
 
     def __init__(self, device, device_cls=None, server_name=None,
diff --git a/tests/test_event.py b/tests/test_event.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/tests/test_event.py
+++ b/tests/test_event.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def test_subscribe_event(event_device):
         "attr", EventType.CHANGE_EVENT, callback, wait=True)
     event_device.command_inout("send_event", wait=True)
     # Wait for tango event
-    retries = 10
+    retries = 20
     for _ in range(retries):
         event_device.read_attribute("state", wait=True)
         if len(results) > 1:
Increase timeouts for unit-testing