diff --git a/test/rest.middleware.test.js b/test/rest.middleware.test.js
index edde875f..71b597fc 100644
--- a/test/rest.middleware.test.js
+++ b/test/rest.middleware.test.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 var path = require('path');
 
 describe('loopback.rest', function() {
+  this.timeout(10000);
   var app, MyModel;
 
   beforeEach(function() {
diff --git a/test/user.test.js b/test/user.test.js
index 1a7cdbe1..e6d85d07 100644
--- a/test/user.test.js
+++ b/test/user.test.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ var User, AccessToken;
 var async = require('async');
 
 describe('User', function() {
+  this.timeout(10000);
+
   var validCredentialsEmail = 'foo@bar.com';
   var validCredentials = { email: validCredentialsEmail, password: 'bar' };
   var validCredentialsEmailVerified = {