diff --git a/tests/ctst/common/common.ts b/tests/ctst/common/common.ts
index 5c991ab239..f6d33739a1 100644
--- a/tests/ctst/common/common.ts
+++ b/tests/ctst/common/common.ts
@@ -237,14 +237,15 @@ Then('i {string} be able to add user metadata to object {string}',
         }
     });
 
-Then('kafka consumed messages should not take too much place on disk', { timeout: -1 },
+const kafkaCleanerTimeout = 900000; // 15min
+Then('kafka consumed messages should not take too much place on disk', { timeout: kafkaCleanerTimeout },
     async function (this: Zenko) {
         const kfkcIntervalSeconds = parseInt(this.parameters.KafkaCleanerInterval);
-        const checkInterval = kfkcIntervalSeconds * (1000 + 5000);
+        const checkInterval = kfkcIntervalSeconds * 1000 + 5000;
 
         const timeoutID = setTimeout(() => {
             assert.fail('Kafka cleaner did not clean the topics within the expected time');
-        }, checkInterval * 10); // Timeout after 10 Kafka cleaner intervals
+        }, Math.min(kafkaCleanerTimeout, checkInterval * 25)); // Timeout after 25 Kafka cleaner intervals
 
         try {
             const ignoredTopics = ['dead-letter'];
@@ -307,6 +308,9 @@ Then('kafka consumed messages should not take too much place on disk', { timeout
 
             // If a topic remains in this array, it means it has not been cleaned
             assert(topics.length === 0, `Topics ${topics.join(', ')} still have not been cleaned`);
+        } catch (err: unknown) {
+            this.logger.error('Error while checking Kafka cleaner', { err });
+            assert.fail(err as Error);
         } finally {
             clearTimeout(timeoutID);
         }
diff --git a/tests/ctst/steps/dmf.ts b/tests/ctst/steps/dmf.ts
index 535e26da04..759f382870 100644
--- a/tests/ctst/steps/dmf.ts
+++ b/tests/ctst/steps/dmf.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import { Then, After } from '@cucumber/cucumber';
 import assert from 'assert';
+import { Utils } from 'cli-testing';
 import { execShellCommand } from 'common/utils';
 
 async function cleanDmfVolume() {
     await execShellCommand('rm -rf /cold-data/*');
 }
 
-Then('dmf volume should contain {int} objects', async (objectCount: number) => {
+Then('dmf volume should contain {int} objects', { timeout: 5 * 60 * 1000 }, async (objectCount: number) => {
     let conditionOk = false;
     while (!conditionOk) {
         // Getting the number of objects inside the volume used
@@ -14,6 +15,9 @@ Then('dmf volume should contain {int} objects', async (objectCount: number) => {
         const outStr = await execShellCommand('find /cold-data -type f | wc -l');
         // we store two files per object (content and manifest.json)
         conditionOk = Number(outStr) === objectCount * 2;
+        if (!conditionOk) {
+            await Utils.sleep(500);
+        }
     }
     assert(conditionOk);
 });
diff --git a/tests/ctst/steps/notifications.ts b/tests/ctst/steps/notifications.ts
index 54cad9e168..0fb75e90d9 100644
--- a/tests/ctst/steps/notifications.ts
+++ b/tests/ctst/steps/notifications.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { Then, Given, When, After } from '@cucumber/cucumber';
 import { strict as assert } from 'assert';
-import { S3, Utils, KafkaHelper, AWSVersionObject, NotificationDestination } from 'cli-testing';
+import { S3, Utils, KafkaHelper, AWSVersionObject, NotificationDestination, Constants } from 'cli-testing';
 import { Message } from 'node-rdkafka';
 import { cleanS3Bucket } from 'common/common';
 import Zenko from 'world/Zenko';
 
-const KAFKA_TESTS_TIMEOUT = Number(process.env.KAFKA_TESTS_TIMEOUT) || 60000;
+const KAFKA_TESTS_TIMEOUT = Number(process.env.KAFKA_TESTS_TIMEOUT) || Constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT * 1.5;
 
 const allNotificationTypes = [
     's3:ObjectCreated:Put',
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ Then('notifications should be enabled for {string} event in destination {int}',
     });
 
 Then('i should {string} a notification for {string} event in destination {int}',
+    { timeout: Constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT * 2 },
     async function (this: Zenko, receive: string, notificationType: string, destination: number) {
 
         const receivedNotification = await KafkaHelper.consumeTopicUntilCondition(