diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index 5dd5504c5..392b26e05 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const config: PlaywrightTestConfig = {
   /* Maximum time one test can run for. */
   timeout:    60 * 1000,
   expect:     {
-    timeout: 10000
+    timeout: 5000
   },
   fullyParallel: true,
   forbidOnly:    !!process.env.CI,
diff --git a/tests-e2e/jest/build-failures.test.ts b/tests-e2e/jest/build-failures.test.ts
index 00a6eca36..e06df4c1c 100644
--- a/tests-e2e/jest/build-failures.test.ts
+++ b/tests-e2e/jest/build-failures.test.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ describe("OCW Build Failures", () => {
   })
   beforeAll(() => {
     ocw.fixturesServer.listen()
+    jest.setTimeout(10000)
   })
   afterAll(() => {
     ocw.fixturesServer.close()