diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index b6edbc145..16eecffaa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake "${{github.workspace}}/skupper-router" \
             "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${InstallPrefix}" \
             "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${BuildType}" \
-            "-DPYTHON_TEST_COMMAND='-m;pytest;-vs;--timeout=400;--junit-prefix=pytest.\${py_test_module};--junit-xml=junitxmls/\${py_test_module}.xml;--pyargs;\${py_test_module}'" \
+            "-DPYTHON_TEST_COMMAND='-m;pytest;-vs;--timeout=100;--junit-prefix=pytest.\${py_test_module};--junit-xml=junitxmls/\${py_test_module}.xml;--pyargs;\${py_test_module}'" \
             "-GNinja" \
             ${RouterCMakeExtraArgs}
 
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake "${{github.workspace}}/skupper-router" \
             "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${InstallPrefix}" \
             "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${BuildType}" \
-            "-DPYTHON_TEST_COMMAND='${CoverageOpts};-m;pytest;-vs;--timeout=400;--junit-prefix=pytest.\${py_test_module};--junit-xml=junitxmls/\${py_test_module}.xml;--pyargs;\${py_test_module}'" \
+            "-DPYTHON_TEST_COMMAND='${CoverageOpts};-m;pytest;-vs;--timeout=100;--junit-prefix=pytest.\${py_test_module};--junit-xml=junitxmls/\${py_test_module}.xml;--pyargs;\${py_test_module}'" \
             ${RouterCMakeExtraArgs} -DQD_ENABLE_ASSERTIONS=${RouterCMakeAsserts} -DSANITIZE_PYTHON=${RouterCMakeSanitizePython:-ON}
 
       - name: skupper-router cmake build/install