diff --git a/test/nodes/core/core/89-delay_spec.js b/test/nodes/core/core/89-delay_spec.js
index 318a6a97a..b920d285b 100644
--- a/test/nodes/core/core/89-delay_spec.js
+++ b/test/nodes/core/core/89-delay_spec.js
@@ -463,16 +463,16 @@ describe('delay Node', function() {
                 try {
                     if (msg.topic === "_none_") {
                         msg.payload.should.equal(2);
-                        (Date.now() - t).should.be.approximately(500,50);
+                        (Date.now() - t).should.be.approximately(500,200);
                     }
                     else if (msg.topic === "A") {
                         msg.payload.should.equal(4);
-                        (Date.now() - t).should.be.approximately(750,50);
+                        (Date.now() - t).should.be.approximately(750,200);
                     }
                     else {
                         msg.topic.should.equal("B");
                         msg.payload.should.equal(1);
-                        (Date.now() - t).should.be.approximately(1000,50);
+                        (Date.now() - t).should.be.approximately(1000,200);
                         done();
                     }
                 } catch(e) {
@@ -506,16 +506,16 @@ describe('delay Node', function() {
                 try {
                     if (msg.topic === "_none_") {
                         msg.payload.should.equal(2);
-                        (Date.now() - t).should.be.approximately(500,50);
+                        (Date.now() - t).should.be.approximately(500,200);
                     }
                     else if (msg.topic === "A") {
                         msg.payload.should.equal(4);
-                        (Date.now() - t).should.be.approximately(500,50);
+                        (Date.now() - t).should.be.approximately(500,200);
                     }
                     else {
                         msg.topic.should.equal("B");
                         msg.payload.should.equal(1);
-                        (Date.now() - t).should.be.approximately(500,50);
+                        (Date.now() - t).should.be.approximately(500,200);
                         done();
                     }
                 } catch(e) {
diff --git a/test/nodes/core/core/89-trigger_spec.js b/test/nodes/core/core/89-trigger_spec.js
index dddf1593b..2f5aee68b 100644
--- a/test/nodes/core/core/89-trigger_spec.js
+++ b/test/nodes/core/core/89-trigger_spec.js
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ describe('trigger node', function() {
                 n1.emit("input", {reset:true});   // reset
             },90);
             setTimeout( function() {
-                c.should.equalOneOf(3,4);  // should send foo 3 or 4 times.
+                c.should.within(2,5);  // should send foo between 2 and 5 times.
                 done();
             },180);
         });
diff --git a/test/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem_spec.js b/test/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem_spec.js
index 05e8fe10e..4eff5224e 100644
--- a/test/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem_spec.js
+++ b/test/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem_spec.js
@@ -134,12 +134,14 @@ describe('LocalFileSystem', function() {
             fs.existsSync(flowFileBackupPath).should.be.false();
             fs.writeFileSync(flowFileBackupPath,JSON.stringify(testFlow));
             fs.existsSync(flowFileBackupPath).should.be.true();
-            localfilesystem.getFlows().then(function(flows) {
-                flows.should.eql(testFlow);
-                done();
-            }).otherwise(function(err) {
-                done(err);
-            });
+            setTimeout(function() {
+                localfilesystem.getFlows().then(function(flows) {
+                    flows.should.eql(testFlow);
+                    done();
+                }).otherwise(function(err) {
+                    done(err);
+                });
+            },50);
         }).otherwise(function(err) {
             done(err);
         });