diff --git a/src/tests/networkSetup.ts b/src/tests/networkSetup.ts
index c9720560..9f30faa9 100644
--- a/src/tests/networkSetup.ts
+++ b/src/tests/networkSetup.ts
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ export const setupNetwork = async (): Promise<ChainTools> => {
         }
         await alice.ConnectPeer({ pubkey: '0232842d81b2423df97aa8a264f8c0811610a736af65afe2e145279f285625c1e4', host: "carol:9735" })
         await alice.ConnectPeer({ pubkey: '027c50fde118af534ff27e59da722422d2f3e06505c31e94c1b40c112c48a83b1c', host: "dave:9735" })
-    }, 15, 2000)
+    }, 10, 8000)
     await tryUntil<void>(async i => {
         const peers = await bob.ListPeers()
         if (peers.peers.length > 0) {
             return
         }
         await bob.ConnectPeer({ pubkey: '0232842d81b2423df97aa8a264f8c0811610a736af65afe2e145279f285625c1e4', host: "carol:9735" })
-    }, 15, 2000)
+    }, 10, 8000)
 
     await tryUntil<void>(async i => {
         const info = await alice.GetInfo()
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const setupNetwork = async (): Promise<ChainTools> => {
             //await lnd.ConnectPeer({})
             throw new Error("alice not synced to graph")
         }
-    }, 15, 2000)
+    }, 10, 8000)
 
     await tryUntil<void>(async i => {
         const info = await bob.GetInfo()
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const setupNetwork = async (): Promise<ChainTools> => {
             //await lnd.ConnectPeer({})
             throw new Error("bob not synced to graph")
         }
-    }, 15, 2000)
+    }, 10, 8000)
 
     alice.Stop()
     bob.Stop()