diff --git a/test/localserver.js b/test/localserver.js
index 4afda6b..1e3cf92 100644
--- a/test/localserver.js
+++ b/test/localserver.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ app.get('/:filename', (req, res) => {
 
     <script src="mocha/mocha.js"></script>
     <script>
-        mocha.setup('bdd'); // Use BDD testing style
+        mocha.setup({ui: 'bdd', timeout: 10000 /* increased timeout to mitigated throttling*/}); // Use BDD testing style
     </script>
 
     ` +
diff --git a/test/unidirectional-streams.spec.js b/test/unidirectional-streams.spec.js
index 6bc0bb7..f2eee45 100644
--- a/test/unidirectional-streams.spec.js
+++ b/test/unidirectional-streams.spec.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe('unidirectional streams', function () {
       process.env.USE_PONYFILL === 'true'
     )
       addpolyfill = 4000
-    this.timeout(6000 + addpolyfill)
+    this.timeout(this.timeout() + 4000 + addpolyfill)
     client = new WebTransport(
       `${process.env.SERVER_URL}/unidirectional_server_delay_before_read`,
       wtOptions