diff --git a/Samples/Store/Integration/EventStoreIntegration.fs b/Samples/Store/Integration/EventStoreIntegration.fs
index d0081fda5..978ce08c9 100644
--- a/Samples/Store/Integration/EventStoreIntegration.fs
+++ b/Samples/Store/Integration/EventStoreIntegration.fs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ open System
 ///   2. & $env:ProgramData\chocolatey\bin\EventStore.ClusterNode.exe --gossip-on-single-node --discover-via-dns 0  --ext-http-port=30778
 /// (the normal external port also hosts the server metadata endpoint; with above, can see gossip info by going to http://127.0.0.1:30778/gossip)
 let connectToLocalEventStoreNode log =
-    GesConnector("admin", "changeit", reqTimeout=TimeSpan.FromSeconds 1., reqRetries=3, requireMaster=true, log=Logger.SerilogVerbose log)
+    GesConnector("admin", "changeit", reqTimeout=TimeSpan.FromSeconds 3., reqRetries=3, requireMaster=true, log=Logger.SerilogVerbose log)
         .Connect(Discovery.GossipDns "localhost")
         // or equivalent: .ConnectViaGossipAsync("localhost")
 let defaultBatchSize = 500
diff --git a/tests/Foldunk.EventStore.Integration/EventStoreIntegration.fs b/tests/Foldunk.EventStore.Integration/EventStoreIntegration.fs
index 0cb69fba5..0246eb04e 100644
--- a/tests/Foldunk.EventStore.Integration/EventStoreIntegration.fs
+++ b/tests/Foldunk.EventStore.Integration/EventStoreIntegration.fs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ open System
 /// PS> & $env:ProgramData\chocolatey\bin\EventStore.ClusterNode.exe --gossip-on-single-node --discover-via-dns 0 --ext-http-port=30778
 /// (NB for this specific suite only, omitting the arguments will also work as the Gossip-related ports are not relevant, but other tests would fail)
 let connectToLocalEventStoreNode log =
-    GesConnector("admin", "changeit", reqTimeout=TimeSpan.FromSeconds 1., reqRetries=3, requireMaster=true, log=Logger.SerilogVerbose log)
+    GesConnector("admin", "changeit", reqTimeout=TimeSpan.FromSeconds 3., reqRetries=3, requireMaster=true, log=Logger.SerilogVerbose log)
         .Connect(Discovery.Uri(Uri "tcp://localhost:1113"))
 let defaultBatchSize = 500
 let createGesGateway connection batchSize = GesGateway(connection, GesBatchingPolicy(maxBatchSize = batchSize))