diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
index 7e122b57dfc023..6e17f5a4808658 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: ./.github/workflows/setup-with-retry
     - name: Check submodules
       if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.repository == 'commaai/openpilot'
-      timeout-minutes: 1
+      timeout-minutes: 3
       run: release/check-submodules.sh
     - name: Build openpilot and run checks
       timeout-minutes: ${{ ((steps.restore-scons-cache.outputs.cache-hit == 'true') && 10 || 30) }} # allow more time when we missed the scons cache
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
         cd $STRIPPED_DIR
         ${{ env.RUN }} "python3 system/manager/build.py"
     - name: Run tests
-      timeout-minutes: 3
+      timeout-minutes: 1
       run: |
         cd $STRIPPED_DIR
         ${{ env.RUN }} "release/check-dirty.sh && \