diff --git a/cmd/geth/consolecmd_test.go b/cmd/geth/consolecmd_test.go
index ab80d87c29..b8c2c498a6 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/consolecmd_test.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/consolecmd_test.go
@@ -103,17 +103,17 @@ func TestAttachWelcome(t *testing.T) {
 		"--http", "--http.port", httpPort,
 		"--ws", "--ws.port", wsPort)
 	t.Run("ipc", func(t *testing.T) {
-		waitForEndpoint(t, ipc, 8*time.Second)
+		waitForEndpoint(t, ipc, 4*time.Second)
 		testAttachWelcome(t, geth, "ipc:"+ipc, ipcAPIs)
 	})
 	t.Run("http", func(t *testing.T) {
 		endpoint := "http://127.0.0.1:" + httpPort
-		waitForEndpoint(t, endpoint, 8*time.Second)
+		waitForEndpoint(t, endpoint, 4*time.Second)
 		testAttachWelcome(t, geth, endpoint, httpAPIs)
 	})
 	t.Run("ws", func(t *testing.T) {
 		endpoint := "ws://127.0.0.1:" + wsPort
-		waitForEndpoint(t, endpoint, 8*time.Second)
+		waitForEndpoint(t, endpoint, 4*time.Second)
 		testAttachWelcome(t, geth, endpoint, httpAPIs)
 	})
 	geth.Kill()
diff --git a/internal/cmdtest/test_cmd.go b/internal/cmdtest/test_cmd.go
index 3c56d26fc1..4890d0b7c6 100644
--- a/internal/cmdtest/test_cmd.go
+++ b/internal/cmdtest/test_cmd.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func (tt *TestCmd) Kill() {
 }
 
 func (tt *TestCmd) withKillTimeout(fn func()) {
-	timeout := time.AfterFunc(60*time.Second, func() {
+	timeout := time.AfterFunc(30*time.Second, func() {
 		tt.Log("killing the child process (timeout)")
 		tt.Kill()
 	})