diff --git a/exe/wallet/Main.hs b/exe/wallet/Main.hs
index bccc5853c04..43cda26b42b 100644
--- a/exe/wallet/Main.hs
+++ b/exe/wallet/Main.hs
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ execServer (Port port) (Port bridgePort) = do
     network `seq` return  () -- Force evaluation of ENV[network]
     db <- MVar.newDBLayer
     nw <- HttpBridge.newNetworkLayer bridgePort
-    waitForConnection nw
+    waitForConnection nw 20
     let tl = HttpBridge.newTransactionLayer
     wallet <- newWalletLayer @_ @HttpBridge db nw tl
     Server.start settings wallet
diff --git a/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet/Network.hs b/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet/Network.hs
index 634c894a1e9..b31cf7552e0 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet/Network.hs
+++ b/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet/Network.hs
@@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ instance Exception ErrPostTx
 -- | Tries to waits 20 s, until 'networkTip networkLayer' succeeds.
 waitForConnection
     :: NetworkLayer IO
+    -> Int -- ^ Number of retries / timeout in seconds
     -> IO ()
-waitForConnection nw = loop 20
+waitForConnection nw = loop
   where
     loop :: Int -> IO ()
     loop retries = runExceptT (networkTip nw) >>= \case
diff --git a/lib/http-bridge/test/integration/Cardano/Wallet/HttpBridge/NetworkSpec.hs b/lib/http-bridge/test/integration/Cardano/Wallet/HttpBridge/NetworkSpec.hs
index 21ed9ac21eb..4c13efc3a03 100644
--- a/lib/http-bridge/test/integration/Cardano/Wallet/HttpBridge/NetworkSpec.hs
+++ b/lib/http-bridge/test/integration/Cardano/Wallet/HttpBridge/NetworkSpec.hs
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ spec = do
     describe "waitForConnection" $ do
         it "times out after a short while" $ do
             nw <- newNetworkLayer
-            waitForConnection nw `shouldThrow` \case
+            waitForConnection nw 2 `shouldThrow` \case
                 ErrNetworkTipNetworkUnreachable _ -> True
                 _ -> False
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ spec = do
             -- returns within (3s + 3s extra)
             res <- race
                 (threadDelay 6000000)
-                (waitForConnection c )
+                (waitForConnection c 20)
             res `shouldSatisfy` isRight
             cancel handle
 
diff --git a/lib/jormungandr/src/Cardano/Wallet/Jormungandr/Network.hs b/lib/jormungandr/src/Cardano/Wallet/Jormungandr/Network.hs
index acfc8581e44..ea8209a10a9 100644
--- a/lib/jormungandr/src/Cardano/Wallet/Jormungandr/Network.hs
+++ b/lib/jormungandr/src/Cardano/Wallet/Jormungandr/Network.hs
@@ -132,8 +132,9 @@ instance Exception ErrUnexpectedNetworkFailure
 -- "Cardano.Wallet.Network".
 waitForConnection
     :: Jormungandr IO
+    -> Int -- ^ Number of retries / timeout in seconds
     -> IO ()
-waitForConnection j = loop 20
+waitForConnection j = loop
   where
     loop :: Int -> IO ()
     loop retries = runExceptT (getTipId j) >>= \case
diff --git a/lib/jormungandr/test/integration/Cardano/Wallet/Jormungandr/NetworkSpec.hs b/lib/jormungandr/test/integration/Cardano/Wallet/Jormungandr/NetworkSpec.hs
index 0858b538c67..8d939bb894c 100644
--- a/lib/jormungandr/test/integration/Cardano/Wallet/Jormungandr/NetworkSpec.hs
+++ b/lib/jormungandr/test/integration/Cardano/Wallet/Jormungandr/NetworkSpec.hs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ spec = do
     describe "waitForConnection" $ do
         it "times out after a short while" $ do
             c <- newClient
-            waitForConnection c `shouldThrow` \case
+            waitForConnection c 2 `shouldThrow` \case
                 ErrNetworkUnreachable _ -> True
 
         it "returns when the network becomes availible" $ do
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ spec = do
             -- returns within (3s + 3s extra)
             res <- race
                 (threadDelay 6000000)
-                (waitForConnection c )
+                (waitForConnection c 20)
             res `shouldSatisfy` isRight
             cancel handle
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ spec = do
     startNode = do
         handle <- async $ launch $ return $ jormungandrWithSetup (return ())
         client <- newClient
-        waitForConnection client
+        waitForConnection client 20
         return (handle, client)
 
     closeNode (handle, _) = do