diff --git a/.github/workflows/regression-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/regression-tests.yml
index 65072d5ca91a..43dcba96e3b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/regression-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/regression-tests.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         # Test of these containers
         container: ["ubuntu-dev:20"]
         build-type: [Debug, Release]
-    timeout-minutes: 30
+    timeout-minutes: 45
 
     container:
       image: ghcr.io/romange/${{ matrix.container }}
diff --git a/tests/dragonfly/__init__.py b/tests/dragonfly/__init__.py
index 0f53366f637e..e50a987c2522 100644
--- a/tests/dragonfly/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/dragonfly/__init__.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def stop(self, kill=False):
         except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
             print("Unable to terminate DragonflyDB gracefully, it was killed")
             proc.kill()
+            proc.communicate()
 
     def _start(self):
         base_args = [f"--{v}" for v in self.params.args]
diff --git a/tests/dragonfly/replication_test.py b/tests/dragonfly/replication_test.py
index ea5970b122fe..5ceec50377fe 100644
--- a/tests/dragonfly/replication_test.py
+++ b/tests/dragonfly/replication_test.py
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ async def crash_master_fs():
         master.stop(kill=True)
 
     async def start_master():
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.2)
         master.start()
         c_master = aioredis.Redis(port=master.port)
         assert await c_master.ping()