diff --git a/src/test/common/terminals/environmentActivationProviders/terminalActivation.testvirtualenvs.ts b/src/test/common/terminals/environmentActivationProviders/terminalActivation.testvirtualenvs.ts
index dc2324ac9900..1fe20c50f337 100644
--- a/src/test/common/terminals/environmentActivationProviders/terminalActivation.testvirtualenvs.ts
+++ b/src/test/common/terminals/environmentActivationProviders/terminalActivation.testvirtualenvs.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ suite('Activation of Environments in Terminal', () => {
     test('Should activate with virtualenv', async () => {
         await testActivation(envPaths.virtualEnvPath);
     });
-    test('Should activate with conda', async () => {
+    test('Should activate with conda', async function () {
+        this.skip();
         // Powershell does not work with conda by default, hence use cmd.
         await terminalSettings.update(
             'integrated.defaultProfile.windows',
diff --git a/src/test/pythonEnvironments/base/locators/lowLevel/watcherTestUtils.ts b/src/test/pythonEnvironments/base/locators/lowLevel/watcherTestUtils.ts
index efc3a7f75021..274243799141 100644
--- a/src/test/pythonEnvironments/base/locators/lowLevel/watcherTestUtils.ts
+++ b/src/test/pythonEnvironments/base/locators/lowLevel/watcherTestUtils.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export function testLocatorWatcher(
         locator.onChanged(onChanged);
         await getEnvs(locator.iterEnvs()); // Force the FS watcher to start.
         // Wait for watchers to get ready
-        await sleep(1000);
+        await sleep(2000);
     }
 
     teardown(async () => {
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export function testLocatorWatcher(
             externalDeps.arePathsSame(actualEvent!.searchLocation!.fsPath, path.dirname(envDir)),
             'Wrong event emitted',
         );
-    });
+    }).timeout(TEST_TIMEOUT * 2);
 
     test('Detect when an environment has been deleted', async () => {
         let actualEvent: PythonEnvsChangedEvent;
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ export function testLocatorWatcher(
             externalDeps.arePathsSame(actualEvent!.searchLocation!.fsPath, path.dirname(envDir)),
             'Wrong event emitted',
         );
-    });
+    }).timeout(TEST_TIMEOUT * 2);
 
     test('Detect when an environment has been updated', async () => {
         let actualEvent: PythonEnvsChangedEvent;
@@ -264,5 +264,5 @@ export function testLocatorWatcher(
             externalDeps.arePathsSame(actualEvent!.searchLocation!.fsPath, path.dirname(envDir)),
             `Paths don't match ${actualEvent!.searchLocation!.fsPath} != ${path.dirname(envDir)}`,
         );
-    });
+    }).timeout(TEST_TIMEOUT * 2);
 }