diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-backend-switching-reuseable.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-backend-switching-reuseable.yml
index ea975764..c1c94177 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-backend-switching-reuseable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-backend-switching-reuseable.yml
@@ -178,6 +178,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           kubectl get apigateways.operator.kyma-project.io -n kyma-system -o yaml
 
+      - name: On error, sleep for 2 hours
+        if: failure()
+        run: |
+          sleep 7200
+
       - name: Cleanup modules
         if: ${{ always() }}
         run: |
diff --git a/hack/ci/Makefile b/hack/ci/Makefile
index fef5070e..321e97b6 100644
--- a/hack/ci/Makefile
+++ b/hack/ci/Makefile
@@ -56,27 +56,27 @@ apply-peerauthentication-crd:
 
 .PHONY: wait-nats-cr-ready
 wait-nats-cr-ready:
-	kubectl wait nats.operator.kyma-project.io -n kyma-system eventing-nats --timeout=300s --for=jsonpath='{.status.state}'=Ready
+	kubectl wait nats.operator.kyma-project.io -n kyma-system eventing-nats --timeout=600s --for=jsonpath='{.status.state}'=Ready
 
 .PHONY: wait-nats-cr-warning
 wait-nats-cr-warning:
-	kubectl wait nats.operator.kyma-project.io -n kyma-system eventing-nats --timeout=300s --for=jsonpath='{.status.state}'=Warning
+	kubectl wait nats.operator.kyma-project.io -n kyma-system eventing-nats --timeout=600s --for=jsonpath='{.status.state}'=Warning
 
 .PHONY: wait-eventing-cr-ready
 wait-eventing-cr-ready:
-	kubectl wait eventing.operator.kyma-project.io -n kyma-system eventing --timeout=300s --for=jsonpath='{.status.state}'=Ready
+	kubectl wait eventing.operator.kyma-project.io -n kyma-system eventing --timeout=600s --for=jsonpath='{.status.state}'=Ready
 
 .PHONY: wait-eventing-cr-ready-with-backend
 wait-eventing-cr-ready-with-backend:
-	kubectl wait eventing.operator.kyma-project.io -n kyma-system eventing --timeout=300s --for=jsonpath='{.status.state}'=Ready --for=jsonpath='{.status.activeBackend}'=${ACTIVE_BACKEND}
+	kubectl wait eventing.operator.kyma-project.io -n kyma-system eventing --timeout=600s --for=jsonpath='{.status.state}'=Ready --for=jsonpath='{.status.activeBackend}'=${ACTIVE_BACKEND}
 
 .PHONY: wait-istio-cr-ready
 wait-istio-cr-ready:
-	kubectl wait istios.operator.kyma-project.io -n kyma-system default --timeout=300s --for=jsonpath='{.status.state}'=Ready
+	kubectl wait istios.operator.kyma-project.io -n kyma-system default --timeout=600s --for=jsonpath='{.status.state}'=Ready
 
 .PHONY: wait-api-gateway-cr-ready
 wait-api-gateway-cr-ready:
-	kubectl wait apigateways.operator.kyma-project.io -n kyma-system default --timeout=300s --for=jsonpath='{.status.state}'=Ready
+	kubectl wait apigateways.operator.kyma-project.io -n kyma-system default --timeout=600s --for=jsonpath='{.status.state}'=Ready
 
 .PHONY: provision-gardener-cluster
 provision-gardener-cluster: