diff --git a/tests/test-console/src/foreign.spec.ts b/tests/test-console/src/foreign.spec.ts
index e5b86b0b40a7..bfc83886e97e 100644
--- a/tests/test-console/src/foreign.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/test-console/src/foreign.spec.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe('@jupyterlab/console', () => {
 
     before(async function() {
       // tslint:disable-next-line:no-invalid-this
-      this.timeout(60000);
+      this.timeout(120000);
 
       const path = UUID.uuid4();
       [sessionContext, foreign] = await Promise.all([
diff --git a/tests/test-notebook/src/actions.spec.ts b/tests/test-notebook/src/actions.spec.ts
index 2dc34880bac8..204e193114d5 100644
--- a/tests/test-notebook/src/actions.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/test-notebook/src/actions.spec.ts
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ describe('@jupyterlab/notebook', () => {
         expect(result).to.equal(false);
         expect(child.rendered).to.equal(true);
         await ipySessionContext.session.kernel.restart();
-      }).timeout(60000); // Allow for slower CI
+      }).timeout(120000); // Allow for slower CI
     });
 
     describe('#runAndAdvance()', () => {
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ describe('@jupyterlab/notebook', () => {
         expect(cell.rendered).to.equal(true);
         expect(widget.activeCellIndex).to.equal(2);
         await ipySessionContext.session.kernel.restart();
-      }).timeout(60000); // Allow for slower CI
+      }).timeout(120000); // Allow for slower CI
     });
 
     describe('#runAndInsert()', () => {
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ describe('@jupyterlab/notebook', () => {
         expect(cell.rendered).to.equal(true);
         expect(widget.activeCellIndex).to.equal(2);
         await ipySessionContext.session.kernel.restart();
-      }).timeout(60000); // Allow for slower CI
+      }).timeout(120000); // Allow for slower CI
     });
 
     describe('#runAll()', () => {
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ describe('@jupyterlab/notebook', () => {
         expect(result).to.equal(false);
         expect(cell.rendered).to.equal(true);
         await ipySessionContext.session.kernel.restart();
-      }).timeout(60000); // Allow for slower CI
+      }).timeout(120000); // Allow for slower CI
     });
 
     describe('#selectAbove()', () => {
diff --git a/tests/test-notebook/src/default-toolbar.spec.ts b/tests/test-notebook/src/default-toolbar.spec.ts
index 0b5f13bfcd75..5dfe8ddd40dc 100644
--- a/tests/test-notebook/src/default-toolbar.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/test-notebook/src/default-toolbar.spec.ts
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ describe('@jupyterlab/notebook', () => {
 
       beforeEach(async function() {
         // tslint:disable-next-line:no-invalid-this
-        this.timeout(60000);
+        this.timeout(120000);
         context = await initNotebookContext({ startKernel: true });
         panel = NBTestUtils.createNotebookPanel(context);
         context.model.fromJSON(NBTestUtils.DEFAULT_CONTENT);
diff --git a/tests/test-outputarea/src/widget.spec.ts b/tests/test-outputarea/src/widget.spec.ts
index 72b905c7c72b..f9b6b25ced24 100644
--- a/tests/test-outputarea/src/widget.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/test-outputarea/src/widget.spec.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe('outputarea/widget', () => {
   let model: OutputAreaModel;
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    jest.setTimeout(60000);
+    jest.setTimeout(120000);
   });
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/tests/test-services/src/kernel/ikernel.spec.ts b/tests/test-services/src/kernel/ikernel.spec.ts
index d54b811af69a..47c1243d8e82 100644
--- a/tests/test-services/src/kernel/ikernel.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/test-services/src/kernel/ikernel.spec.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe('Kernel.IKernel', () => {
   let kernelManager = new KernelManager();
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    jest.setTimeout(60000);
+    jest.setTimeout(120000);
     specs = await KernelSpecAPI.getSpecs();
   });
 
diff --git a/tests/test-services/src/kernel/manager.spec.ts b/tests/test-services/src/kernel/manager.spec.ts
index 09564ac0857e..8132a9b694f3 100644
--- a/tests/test-services/src/kernel/manager.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/test-services/src/kernel/manager.spec.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ describe('kernel/manager', () => {
   let kernel: Kernel.IModel;
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
+    jest.setTimeout(120000);
     kernel = await KernelAPI.startNew();
   });
 
diff --git a/tests/test-services/src/session/isession.spec.ts b/tests/test-services/src/session/isession.spec.ts
index 4de34c3cf434..fc3da512c4d9 100644
--- a/tests/test-services/src/session/isession.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/test-services/src/session/isession.spec.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('session', () => {
   let defaultSession: Session.ISessionConnection;
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    jest.setTimeout(60000);
+    jest.setTimeout(120000);
     defaultSession = await startNew();
   });
 
diff --git a/tests/test-services/src/session/manager.spec.ts b/tests/test-services/src/session/manager.spec.ts
index b7a89aa05edd..a36810f17c9c 100644
--- a/tests/test-services/src/session/manager.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/test-services/src/session/manager.spec.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ describe('session/manager', () => {
   let manager: SessionManager;
   let session: Session.ISessionConnection;
 
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    jest.setTimeout(120000);
+  });
+
   beforeEach(async () => {
     manager = new SessionManager({ kernelManager, standby: 'never' });
     await manager.ready;