diff --git a/tests/common.sh b/tests/common.sh
index ae66cf75..55feaeb2 100644
--- a/tests/common.sh
+++ b/tests/common.sh
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ start_etcd()
 for i in $(seq 1 $ETCD_COUNT); do
     start_etcd $i
 done
-for i in {1..10}; do
+for i in {1..30}; do
     ${ETCD}ctl --endpoints=$ETCD_URL --dial-timeout=1s --command-timeout=1s member list >/dev/null && break
+    if [[ $i = 30 ]]; then
+        format_error "Failed to start etcd"
+    fi
 done
-if [[ $i = 10 ]]; then
-    format_error "Failed to start etcd"
-fi
 
 echo leak:fio >> testdata/lsan-suppress.txt
 echo leak:tcmalloc >> testdata/lsan-suppress.txt
diff --git a/tests/test_change_pg_count.sh b/tests/test_change_pg_count.sh
index aa28067b..b5bab475 100755
--- a/tests/test_change_pg_count.sh
+++ b/tests/test_change_pg_count.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ try_change()
 
     $ETCDCTL put /vitastor/config/pools '{"1":{'$POOLCFG',"pg_size":'$PG_SIZE',"pg_minsize":'$PG_MINSIZE',"pg_count":'$n'}}'
 
-    for i in {1..10}; do
+    for i in {1..60}; do
         ($ETCDCTL get /vitastor/config/pgs --print-value-only | jq -s -e '(.[0].items["1"] | map((.osd_set | select(. > 0)) | length == 2) | length) == '$n) && \
             ($ETCDCTL get --prefix /vitastor/pg/state/ --print-value-only | jq -s -e '([ .[] | select(.state == ["active"] or .state == ["active", "has_misplaced"]) ] | length) == '$n'') && \
             break
diff --git a/tests/test_interrupted_rebalance.sh b/tests/test_interrupted_rebalance.sh
index 8319266b..51b5ead1 100755
--- a/tests/test_interrupted_rebalance.sh
+++ b/tests/test_interrupted_rebalance.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ try_reweight 4 1
 
 try_reweight 5 1
 
+# Allow rebalance to start
+sleep 5
+
 # Wait for the rebalance to finish
 wait_finish_rebalance 300