diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
index d82b450abd..a63a8d2df3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@ jobs:
       timeout-minutes: ${{ ((steps.restore-scons-cache.outputs.cache-hit == 'true') && 10 || 30) }} # allow more time when we missed the scons cache
       run: ${{ env.RUN }} "scons -j$(nproc)"
     - name: Run unit tests
-      timeout-minutes: 15
+      timeout-minutes: 1
       run: |
         ${{ env.RUN }} "source selfdrive/test/setup_xvfb.sh && \
-                        $PYTEST --timeout 60 -m 'not slow' && \
+                        MAX_EXAMPLES=1 $PYTEST --timeout 60 -m 'not slow' && \
                         ./selfdrive/ui/tests/create_test_translations.sh && \
                         QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen ./selfdrive/ui/tests/test_translations && \
                         pytest ./selfdrive/ui/tests/test_translations.py"
diff --git a/cereal/messaging/tests/test_pub_sub_master.py b/cereal/messaging/tests/test_pub_sub_master.py
index 99965319eb..e9bc7a85cb 100644
--- a/cereal/messaging/tests/test_pub_sub_master.py
+++ b/cereal/messaging/tests/test_pub_sub_master.py
@@ -63,14 +63,13 @@ class TestSubMaster:
   def test_update_timeout(self):
     sock = random_sock()
     sm = messaging.SubMaster([sock,])
-    for _ in range(5):
-      timeout = random.randrange(1000, 5000)
-      start_time = time.monotonic()
-      sm.update(timeout)
-      t = time.monotonic() - start_time
-      assert t >= timeout/1000.
-      assert t < 5
-      assert not any(sm.updated.values())
+    timeout = random.randrange(1000, 3000)
+    start_time = time.monotonic()
+    sm.update(timeout)
+    t = time.monotonic() - start_time
+    assert t >= timeout/1000.
+    assert t < 3
+    assert not any(sm.updated.values())
 
   def test_avg_frequency_checks(self):
     for poll in (True, False):
diff --git a/system/tests/test_logmessaged.py b/system/tests/test_logmessaged.py
index 3baf5300c0..03c13437bc 100644
--- a/system/tests/test_logmessaged.py
+++ b/system/tests/test_logmessaged.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class TestLogmessaged:
     msgs = [f"abc {i}" for i in range(10)]
     for m in msgs:
       cloudlog.error(m)
-    time.sleep(3)
+    time.sleep(1)
     m = messaging.drain_sock(self.sock)
     assert len(m) == len(msgs)
     assert len(self._get_log_files()) >= 1
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class TestLogmessaged:
     msg = "a"*3*1024*1024
     for _ in range(n):
       cloudlog.info(msg)
-    time.sleep(3)
+    time.sleep(1)
 
     msgs = messaging.drain_sock(self.sock)
     assert len(msgs) == 0
diff --git a/tools/replay/tests/test_replay.cc b/tools/replay/tests/test_replay.cc
index d350df570a..e4d8c3e5f0 100644
--- a/tools/replay/tests/test_replay.cc
+++ b/tools/replay/tests/test_replay.cc
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ std::string download_demo_route() {
 }
 
 
-TEST_CASE("Local route") {
+TEST_CASE("Getting route") {
   std::string data_dir = download_demo_route();
 
   auto flags = GENERATE(0, REPLAY_FLAG_QCAMERA);
@@ -148,16 +148,6 @@ TEST_CASE("Local route") {
   }
 }
 
-TEST_CASE("Remote route") {
-  auto flags = GENERATE(0, REPLAY_FLAG_QCAMERA);
-  Route route(DEMO_ROUTE);
-  REQUIRE(route.load());
-  REQUIRE(route.segments().size() == 13);
-  for (int i = 0; i < TEST_REPLAY_SEGMENTS; ++i) {
-    read_segment(i, route.at(i), flags);
-  }
-}
-
 TEST_CASE("seek_to") {
   QEventLoop loop;
   int seek_to = util::random_int(0, 2 * 59);