diff --git a/test/azure/run.sh b/test/azure/run.sh
index f645535..80e5875 100644
--- a/test/azure/run.sh
+++ b/test/azure/run.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pass "Found relevant files in untared remote backups."
 
 # The second part of this test checks if backups get deleted when the retention
 # is set to 0 days (which it should not as it would mean all backups get deleted)
-BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="0" docker compose up -d
+BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="0" docker compose up -d --timeout 3
 sleep 5
 
 docker compose exec backup backup
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pass "Remote backups have not been deleted."
 # The third part of this test checks if old backups get deleted when the retention
 # is set to 7 days (which it should)
 
-BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="7" docker compose up -d
+BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="7" docker compose up -d --timeout 3
 sleep 5
 
 info "Create first backup with no prune"
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@ test -f ./local/test.tar.gz
 
 pass "Old remote backup has been pruned, new one is still present."
 
-docker compose down --volumes
+docker compose down --volumes --timeout 3
diff --git a/test/certs/run.sh b/test/certs/run.sh
index 9f5e2d0..9cbb33a 100644
--- a/test/certs/run.sh
+++ b/test/certs/run.sh
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ docker run --rm \
 
 pass "Found relevant files in untared remote backups."
 
-docker compose down --volumes
+docker compose down --volumes --timeout 3
diff --git a/test/commands/run.sh b/test/commands/run.sh
index 15006ae..787ee9f 100644
--- a/test/commands/run.sh
+++ b/test/commands/run.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if [ -f ./backup/data/post.txt ]; then
 fi
 pass "Did not find unexpected file."
 
-docker compose down --volumes
+docker compose down --volumes --timeout 3
 sudo rm -rf ./local
 
 
diff --git a/test/confd/run.sh b/test/confd/run.sh
index 3db626d..a8994c2 100755
--- a/test/confd/run.sh
+++ b/test/confd/run.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ docker compose up -d --quiet-pull
 # sleep until a backup is guaranteed to have happened on the 1 minute schedule
 sleep 100
 
-docker compose down --volumes
+docker compose down --volumes --timeout 3
 
 if [ ! -f ./local/conf.tar.gz ]; then
   fail "Config from file was not used."
diff --git a/test/dropbox/run.sh b/test/dropbox/run.sh
index de208e8..427b27e 100644
--- a/test/dropbox/run.sh
+++ b/test/dropbox/run.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fi
 
 # The second part of this test checks if backups get deleted when the retention
 # is set to 0 days (which it should not as it would mean all backups get deleted)
-BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="0" docker compose up -d
+BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="0" docker compose up -d --timeout 3
 sleep 5
 
 logs=$(docker compose exec -T backup backup)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ fi
 # The third part of this test checks if old backups get deleted when the retention
 # is set to 7 days (which it should)
 
-BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="7" docker compose up -d
+BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="7" docker compose up -d --timeout 3
 sleep 5
 
 info "Create second backup and prune"
@@ -61,5 +61,5 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-docker compose down --volumes
+docker compose down --volumes --timeout 3
 rm user_v2_ready.yaml
diff --git a/test/extend/run.sh b/test/extend/run.sh
index 9794630..370661b 100644
--- a/test/extend/run.sh
+++ b/test/extend/run.sh
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ if [ ! -f "./local/app_data/offen.db" ]; then
   fail "Could not find expected file in untared archive."
 fi
 
-docker compose down --volumes
+docker compose down --volumes --timeout 3
diff --git a/test/gpg/run.sh b/test/gpg/run.sh
index c4d0d7b..135ee5a 100755
--- a/test/gpg/run.sh
+++ b/test/gpg/run.sh
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ if [ ! -L ./local/test-latest.tar.gz.gpg ]; then
   fail "Could not find local symlink to latest encrypted backup."
 fi
 
-docker compose down --volumes
+docker compose down --volumes --timeout 3
diff --git a/test/ignore/run.sh b/test/ignore/run.sh
index e36e145..99e30ef 100644
--- a/test/ignore/run.sh
+++ b/test/ignore/run.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ docker compose up -d --quiet-pull
 sleep 5
 docker compose exec backup backup
 
-docker compose down --volumes
+docker compose down --volumes --timeout 3
 
 out=$(mktemp -d)
 sudo tar --same-owner -xvf ./local/test.tar.gz -C "$out"
diff --git a/test/local/run.sh b/test/local/run.sh
index c55bff6..bdf17c2 100755
--- a/test/local/run.sh
+++ b/test/local/run.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pass "Found symlink to latest version in local backup."
 
 # The second part of this test checks if backups get deleted when the retention
 # is set to 0 days (which it should not as it would mean all backups get deleted)
-BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="0" docker compose up -d
+BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="0" docker compose up -d --timeout 3
 sleep 5
 
 docker compose exec backup backup
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pass "Local backups have not been deleted."
 # The third part of this test checks if old backups get deleted when the retention
 # is set to 7 days (which it should)
 
-BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="7" docker compose up -d
+BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="7" docker compose up -d --timeout 3
 sleep 5
 
 info "Create first backup with no prune"
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@ test -f ./local/test-hostnametoken.tar.gz
 
 pass "Old remote backup has been pruned, new one is still present."
 
-docker compose down --volumes
+docker compose down --volumes --timeout 3
diff --git a/test/notifications/run.sh b/test/notifications/run.sh
index 9142ff2..ba07f78 100755
--- a/test/notifications/run.sh
+++ b/test/notifications/run.sh
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ if [ "$NUM_MESSAGES" != 0 ]; then
 fi
 pass "No notifications were sent when not configured."
 
-docker compose down
+docker compose down --timeout 3
 
-NOTIFICATION_URLS="gotify://gotify/${GOTIFY_TOKEN}?disableTLS=true" docker compose up -d
+NOTIFICATION_URLS="gotify://gotify/${GOTIFY_TOKEN}?disableTLS=true" docker compose up -d --timeout 3
 
 docker compose exec backup backup
 
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ if [ "$MESSAGE_BODY" != "Backing up /tmp/test.tar.gz succeeded." ]; then
 fi
 pass "Custom notification body was used."
 
-docker compose down --volumes
+docker compose down --volumes --timeout 3
diff --git a/test/ownership/run.sh b/test/ownership/run.sh
index 7582cde..5c8d5ed 100644
--- a/test/ownership/run.sh
+++ b/test/ownership/run.sh
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ for file in $(sudo find $tmp_dir/backup/postgres); do
 done
 pass "All files and directories in backup preserved their ownership."
 
-docker compose down --volumes
+docker compose down --volumes --timeout 3
diff --git a/test/pruning/run.sh b/test/pruning/run.sh
index 2909fd3..409b0c7 100644
--- a/test/pruning/run.sh
+++ b/test/pruning/run.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ docker run --rm \
 
 # Skip s3 backend from prune
 
-docker compose up -d
+docker compose up -d --timeout 3
 sleep 5
 
 info "Create backup with no prune for s3 backend"
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pass "Old remote backup has been pruned locally, skipped S3 backend is untouched
 
 touch -r ./local/test-hostnametoken.tar.gz -d "14 days ago" ./local/test-hostnametoken-old.tar.gz
 
-docker compose up -d
+docker compose up -d --timeout 3
 sleep 5
 
 info "Create backup with no prune for both backends"
@@ -67,4 +67,4 @@ docker run --rm \
 
 pass "Skipped all backends while pruning."
 
-docker compose down --volumes
+docker compose down --volumes --timeout 3
diff --git a/test/s3/run.sh b/test/s3/run.sh
index cc93818..1e5b6fd 100644
--- a/test/s3/run.sh
+++ b/test/s3/run.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pass "Found relevant files in untared remote backups."
 
 # The second part of this test checks if backups get deleted when the retention
 # is set to 0 days (which it should not as it would mean all backups get deleted)
-BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="0" docker compose up -d
+BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="0" docker compose up -d --timeout 3
 sleep 5
 
 docker compose exec backup backup
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pass "Remote backups have not been deleted."
 # The third part of this test checks if old backups get deleted when the retention
 # is set to 7 days (which it should)
 
-BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="7" docker compose up -d
+BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="7" docker compose up -d --timeout 3
 sleep 5
 
 info "Create first backup with no prune"
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ docker run --rm \
 
 pass "Old remote backup has been pruned, new one is still present."
 
-docker compose down --volumes
+docker compose down --volumes --timeout 3
diff --git a/test/user/run.sh b/test/user/run.sh
index 75be98d..f01c29b 100644
--- a/test/user/run.sh
+++ b/test/user/run.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ if [ "$(cat ./backup/data/whoami.txt)" != "$user_name" ]; then
 fi
 pass "Found expected user."
 
-docker compose down --volumes
+docker compose down --volumes --timeout 3
 sudo rm -rf ./local
 
diff --git a/test/webdav/run.sh b/test/webdav/run.sh
index 579e354..c1ca4b6 100644
--- a/test/webdav/run.sh
+++ b/test/webdav/run.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pass "Found relevant files in untared remote backup."
 
 # The second part of this test checks if backups get deleted when the retention
 # is set to 0 days (which it should not as it would mean all backups get deleted)
-BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="0" docker compose up -d
+BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="0" docker compose up -d --timeout 3
 sleep 5
 
 docker compose exec backup backup
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pass "Remote backups have not been deleted."
 # The third part of this test checks if old backups get deleted when the retention
 # is set to 7 days (which it should)
 
-BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="7" docker compose up -d
+BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS="7" docker compose up -d --timeout 3
 sleep 5
 
 info "Create first backup with no prune"
@@ -62,4 +62,4 @@ docker run --rm \
 
 pass "Old remote backup has been pruned, new one is still present."
 
-docker compose down --volumes
+docker compose down --volumes --timeout 3