diff --git a/tests/e2e/single/instance_test.go b/tests/e2e/single/instance_test.go
index fb8c831ed..f8ea40741 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/single/instance_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/single/instance_test.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func phase5aii_SSHProbe(t *testing.T, fix *Fixture) {
 		}
 		_ = conn.Close()
 		return true
-	}, 60*time.Second, 2*time.Second, "SSH port "+addr+" never became reachable")
+	}, 3*time.Minute, 2*time.Second, "SSH port "+addr+" never became reachable")
 
 	tgt := harness.SSHTarget{User: "ec2-user", Host: host, Port: port, KeyPath: fix.KeyPath}
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/single/lifecycle_test.go b/tests/e2e/single/lifecycle_test.go
index 953957450..06c5b223e 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/single/lifecycle_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/single/lifecycle_test.go
@@ -367,5 +367,5 @@ func waitForSSHReady(t *testing.T, host string, port int) {
 		}
 		_ = conn.Close()
 		return true
-	}, 60*time.Second, 2*time.Second, fmt.Sprintf("SSH port %s never became reachable", addr))
+	}, 3*time.Minute, 2*time.Second, fmt.Sprintf("SSH port %s never became reachable", addr))
 }
diff --git a/tests/e2e/single/natgw_test.go b/tests/e2e/single/natgw_test.go
index 73c072c76..f602c41b6 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/single/natgw_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/single/natgw_test.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func phase8d_NATGateway(t *testing.T, fix *Fixture) {
 		}
 		_ = conn.Close()
 		return true
-	}, 2*time.Minute, 2*time.Second, "bastion SSH never reachable")
+	}, 3*time.Minute, 2*time.Second, "bastion SSH never reachable")
 
 	bastionTgt := harness.SSHTarget{User: "ec2-user", Host: bastionPubIP, Port: 22, KeyPath: fix.KeyPath}
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/single/vpc_test.go b/tests/e2e/single/vpc_test.go
index cafcdd545..1dbb06d48 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/single/vpc_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/single/vpc_test.go
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func phase8b_VPCSubnetE2E(t *testing.T, fix *Fixture) {
 		}
 		_ = conn.Close()
 		return true
-	}, 2*time.Minute, 2*time.Second, "SSH on "+addr+" never became reachable")
+	}, 3*time.Minute, 2*time.Second, "SSH on "+addr+" never became reachable")
 
 	tgt := harness.SSHTarget{User: "ec2-user", Host: pubIP, Port: 22, KeyPath: fix.KeyPath}