diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 45d49e01c..c2a390b9a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ test/integration: manifests generate generate-manifests load-k3d
 else
 test/integration: manifests generate generate-manifests load-minikube
 endif
-	go test -ldflags $(LDFLAGS) -v -timeout 35m -p 1 ./tests/integration/...
+	go test -ldflags $(LDFLAGS) -v -timeout 45m -p 1 ./tests/integration/...
 
 ifeq ($(K8S_DISTRO),gke)
 test/integration/ci: manifests generate generate-manifests gotestsum
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ test/integration/ci: manifests generate generate-manifests gotestsum load-k3d
 else
 test/integration/ci: manifests generate generate-manifests gotestsum load-minikube
 endif
-	$(GOTESTSUM) --junitfile integration-tests.xml -- ./tests/integration/... -ldflags $(LDFLAGS) -v -timeout 35m -p 1
+	$(GOTESTSUM) --junitfile integration-tests.xml -- ./tests/integration/... -ldflags $(LDFLAGS) -v -timeout 45m -p 1
 
 ##@ Build
 
diff --git a/tests/framework/installer/installer.go b/tests/framework/installer/installer.go
index a86749c33..dc8fb7805 100644
--- a/tests/framework/installer/installer.go
+++ b/tests/framework/installer/installer.go
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ func (i *MondooInstaller) InstallOperator() error {
 		zap.S().Info("The Mondoo operator is installed externally. Skipping installation...")
 		// We had race conditions were the integration wasn't ready when the operator tried to exchange the token
 		// for a service account. This sleep should give the integration enough time to get ready.
-		zap.S().Infof("Sleeping for 30 seconds to allow the token to get active")
-		time.Sleep(30 * time.Second)
+		zap.S().Infof("Sleeping for 10 seconds to allow the token to get active")
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/framework/nexus/assets/assets.go b/tests/framework/nexus/assets/assets.go
index 6418fedc7..a9718799d 100644
--- a/tests/framework/nexus/assets/assets.go
+++ b/tests/framework/nexus/assets/assets.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func ListAssetsWithScores(
 					AssetType string `graphql:"asset_type"`
 				}
 			}
-		} `graphql:"assets(spaceMrn: $spaceMrn)"`
+		} `graphql:"assets(spaceMrn: $spaceMrn, first: 100)"`
 	}
 
 	err := gqlClient.Query(ctx, &q, map[string]interface{}{"spaceMrn": mondoogql.String(spaceMrn)})
diff --git a/tests/integration/audit_config_base_suite.go b/tests/integration/audit_config_base_suite.go
index d5d70d2e7..68f7c2c39 100644
--- a/tests/integration/audit_config_base_suite.go
+++ b/tests/integration/audit_config_base_suite.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ func (s *AuditConfigBaseSuite) SetupSuite() {
 	s.Require().NoError(err, "Failed to create Nexus client")
 	s.spaceClient, err = nexusClient.CreateSpace()
 	s.Require().NoError(err, "Failed to create Nexus space")
+	log.Log.Info("Created Nexus space", "space", s.spaceClient.Mrn())
 
 	// TODO: this is only needed because the integration creation is not part of the MondooInstaller struct.
 	// That code will move there once all tests are migrated to use the E2E approach.
@@ -192,11 +193,15 @@ func (s *AuditConfigBaseSuite) testMondooAuditConfigKubernetesResources(auditCon
 	// Verify the workloads have been sent upstream and have scores.
 	workloadNames, err := s.testCluster.K8sHelper.GetWorkloadNames(s.ctx)
 	s.NoError(err, "Failed to get workload names.")
+	zap.S().Info("number of workload", " amount ", len(workloadNames))
 
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
 
+	// The number of assets from upstream is limited by paganiation.
+	// In case we have more than 100 workloads, we need to call this mutlple times, with different page numbers.
 	assets, err := s.spaceClient.ListAssetsWithScores(s.ctx)
 	s.NoError(err, "Failed to list assets with scores.")
+	zap.S().Info("number of assets from upstream: ", len(assets))
 
 	// TODO: the cluster name is non-deterministic currently so we cannot test for it
 	assetsExceptCluster := utils.ExcludeClusterAsset(assets)
@@ -267,6 +272,8 @@ func (s *AuditConfigBaseSuite) testMondooAuditConfigContainers(auditConfig mondo
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
 
 	// Verify the container images have been sent upstream and have scores.
+	// The number of assets from upstream is limited by paganiation.
+	// In case we have more than 100 workloads, we need to call this mutlple times, with different page numbers.
 	assets, err := s.spaceClient.ListAssetsWithScores(s.ctx)
 	s.NoError(err, "Failed to list assets with scores")
 
@@ -372,6 +379,8 @@ func (s *AuditConfigBaseSuite) testMondooAuditConfigNodes(auditConfig mondoov2.M
 
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
 
+	// The number of assets from upstream is limited by paganiation.
+	// In case we have more than 100 workloads, we need to call this mutlple times, with different page numbers.
 	assets, err := s.spaceClient.ListAssetsWithScores(s.ctx)
 	s.NoError(err, "Failed to list assets")
 	assetNames := utils.AssetNames(assets)