diff --git a/tests/classes/CLI.js b/tests/classes/CLI.js
index 2f1ccf1a2..7d1c05cea 100644
--- a/tests/classes/CLI.js
+++ b/tests/classes/CLI.js
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ describe('CLI', () => {
       process.chdir(this.cwd);
     });
 
-    it('prints general --help to stdout', (done) => {
+    it('prints general --help to stdout', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(10000);
       exec(`${this.serverlessExec} --help`, (err, stdout) => {
         if (err) {
           done(err);
@@ -303,7 +304,8 @@ describe('CLI', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it('prints command --help to stdout', (done) => {
+    it('prints command --help to stdout', function (done) {
+      this.timeout(10000);
       exec(`${this.serverlessExec} deploy --help`, (err, stdout) => {
         if (err) {
           done(err);
diff --git a/tests/classes/PluginManager.js b/tests/classes/PluginManager.js
index 258766c15..459f6e644 100644
--- a/tests/classes/PluginManager.js
+++ b/tests/classes/PluginManager.js
@@ -763,7 +763,8 @@ describe('PluginManager', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('Plugin/CLI integration', () => {
+  it('Plugin/CLI integration', function () {
+    this.timeout(10000);
     const serverlessInstance = new Serverless();
     serverlessInstance.init();