diff --git a/tests/src/multiple_devices_test.cpp b/tests/src/multiple_devices_test.cpp
index 006f7fd7e..44488c59a 100644
--- a/tests/src/multiple_devices_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/multiple_devices_test.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ using namespace std;
 using namespace std::chrono;
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
+size_t maxFoundDevices = 0;
+constexpr auto DEVICE_SEARCH_TIMEOUT = 10s;
+
 TEST_CASE("Multiple devices with 50 messages each") {
     constexpr auto NUM_MESSAGES = 50;
     constexpr auto TEST_TIMEOUT = 20s;
@@ -21,15 +24,17 @@ TEST_CASE("Multiple devices with 50 messages each") {
     vector<tuple<shared_ptr<dai::Device>, int>> devices;
     int deviceCounter = 0;
 
-    // Wait for 3s to acquire more than 1 device. Otherwise perform the test with 1 device
+    // Wait to acquire more than 1 device. Otherwise perform the test with 1 device
     // Could also fail instead - but requires test groups before
     auto t1 = steady_clock::now();
     vector<dai::DeviceInfo> availableDevices;
     do {
         availableDevices = dai::Device::getAllAvailableDevices();
         this_thread::sleep_for(500ms);
-    } while(availableDevices.size() <= 1 && steady_clock::now() - t1 <= 3s);
+    } while((availableDevices.size() < 2 || availableDevices.size() < maxFoundDevices) && (steady_clock::now() - t1 <= DEVICE_SEARCH_TIMEOUT));
     REQUIRE(!availableDevices.empty());
+    REQUIRE(availableDevices.size() >= maxFoundDevices);
+    maxFoundDevices = availableDevices.size();
 
     for(const auto& dev : availableDevices) {
         threads.emplace_back([&mtx, &devices, dev, deviceCounter]() {
@@ -106,15 +111,17 @@ TEST_CASE("Multiple devices created and destroyed in parallel") {
     constexpr auto DEPTH_THRESHOLD = 0;
     vector<thread> threads;
 
-    // Wait for 3s to acquire more than 1 device. Otherwise perform the test with 1 device
-    // Could also fail instead - but requires test groups before
+    // Wait to acquire devices. Require 2+ devices.
     const auto t1 = steady_clock::now();
     vector<dai::DeviceInfo> availableDevices;
     do {
         availableDevices = dai::Device::getAllAvailableDevices();
         this_thread::sleep_for(500ms);
-    } while(availableDevices.size() <= 1 && steady_clock::now() - t1 <= 3s);
+    } while((availableDevices.size() < 2 || availableDevices.size() < maxFoundDevices) && (steady_clock::now() - t1 <= DEVICE_SEARCH_TIMEOUT));
     REQUIRE(availableDevices.size() >= 2);
+    REQUIRE(availableDevices.size() >= maxFoundDevices);
+    maxFoundDevices = availableDevices.size();
+    cout << "Found device count: " << availableDevices.size() << endl;
 
     // preallocate to avoid reallocation/move
     threads.reserve(availableDevices.size());
@@ -221,14 +228,17 @@ TEST_CASE("Multiple devices created and destroyed in parallel") {
 TEST_CASE("Device APIs after Device::close()") {
     constexpr auto TEST_TIMEOUT = 20s;
 
-    // Wait for 3s to acquire a device.
+    // Wait to acquire a device.
     auto t1 = steady_clock::now();
     vector<dai::DeviceInfo> availableDevices;
     do {
         availableDevices = dai::Device::getAllAvailableDevices();
         this_thread::sleep_for(500ms);
-    } while(availableDevices.empty() && steady_clock::now() - t1 <= 3s);
-    if(availableDevices.empty()) throw std::runtime_error("No devices found");
+    } while((availableDevices.empty() || availableDevices.size() < maxFoundDevices) && (steady_clock::now() - t1 <= DEVICE_SEARCH_TIMEOUT));
+    REQUIRE(!availableDevices.empty());
+    REQUIRE(availableDevices.size() >= maxFoundDevices);
+    maxFoundDevices = availableDevices.size();
+    cout << "Found device count: " << availableDevices.size() << endl;
 
     // Create pipeline
     dai::Pipeline pipeline;