diff --git a/attn/vital_handler.cpp b/attn/vital_handler.cpp
index ae7aaa0..c076256 100644
--- a/attn/vital_handler.cpp
+++ b/attn/vital_handler.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
     }
     else
     {
+        // wait for power fault handling before starting analyses
+        sleepSeconds(POWER_FAULT_WAIT);
+
         // generate pel
         auto pelId = eventVital();
 
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index 0517032..492c96d 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@
   'test-ti-handler',
 ]
 
+# allow more time for long running tests
+longtests = {
+  'test-end2end': 2,
+}
+
 foreach tc : testcases
 
   exe = executable(tc.underscorify(),
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@
     link_with           : hwdiags_libs, # TODO: should use test_libs instead
   )
 
-  test(tc, exe, env: test_vars)
+  test(tc, exe, env: test_vars, timeout: 30 * longtests.get(tc, 1))
 
 endforeach