diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_encoding.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_encoding.py
index 882015903..4b273edf7 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_encoding.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_encoding.py
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ def test_check_encoding_detection(client, live_server):
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
-    # Trigger a check
-    client.get(url_for("form_watch_checknow"), follow_redirects=True)
-
     # Give the thread time to pick it up
     time.sleep(2)
 
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignorestatuscode.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignorestatuscode.py
index aeafcdaaa..544bd3b05 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignorestatuscode.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignorestatuscode.py
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@ def test_403_page_check_works_with_ignore_status_code(client, live_server):
     )
     assert b"1 Imported" in res.data
 
-    # Trigger a check
-    client.get(url_for("form_watch_checknow"), follow_redirects=True)
-
     # Give the thread time to pick it up
     time.sleep(sleep_time_for_fetch_thread)
 
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_request.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_request.py
index 6d9b28d6b..b3205d152 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_request.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_request.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ def test_headers_in_request(client, live_server):
     )
     assert b"1 Imported" in res.data
 
+    time.sleep(1)
+
     res = client.post(
         url_for("import_page"),
         data={"urls": test_url},
@@ -174,6 +176,7 @@ def test_method_in_request(client, live_server):
     )
     assert b"1 Imported" in res.data
 
+    time.sleep(2)
     res = client.post(
         url_for("import_page"),
         data={"urls": test_url},
@@ -181,6 +184,8 @@ def test_method_in_request(client, live_server):
     )
     assert b"1 Imported" in res.data
 
+    time.sleep(2)
+
     # Attempt to add a method which is not valid
     res = client.post(
         url_for("edit_page", uuid="first"),
@@ -206,7 +211,7 @@ def test_method_in_request(client, live_server):
     assert b"Updated watch." in res.data
 
     # Give the thread time to pick up the first version
-    time.sleep(5)
+    time.sleep(2)
 
     # The service should echo back the request verb
     res = client.get(
@@ -217,7 +222,7 @@ def test_method_in_request(client, live_server):
     # The test call service will return the verb as the body
     assert b"PATCH" in res.data
 
-    time.sleep(5)
+    time.sleep(2)
 
     watches_with_method = 0
     with open('test-datastore/url-watches.json') as f: