diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
index e6b5950cbb..509e4e2f31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ jobs:
       timeout-minutes: ${{ ((steps.restore-scons-cache.outputs.cache-hit == 'true') && 10 || 30) }} # allow more time when we missed the scons cache
       run: ${{ env.RUN }} "scons -j$(nproc)"
     - name: Run unit tests
-      timeout-minutes: 1
+      timeout-minutes: ${{ contains(runner.name, 'nsc') && 1 || 20 }}
       run: |
         ${{ env.RUN }} "source selfdrive/test/setup_xvfb.sh && \
                         MAX_EXAMPLES=1 $PYTEST --timeout 60 -m 'not slow' && \
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build openpilot
       run: ${{ env.RUN }} "scons -j$(nproc)"
     - name: Test car models
-      timeout-minutes: 2
+      timeout-minutes: ${{ contains(runner.name, 'nsc') && 2 || 20 }}
       run: |
         ${{ env.RUN }} "FILEREADER_CACHE=1 MAX_EXAMPLES=1 $PYTEST selfdrive/car/tests/test_models.py && \
                         chmod -R 777 /tmp/comma_download_cache"