diff --git a/ci-scripts/cls_oaicitest.py b/ci-scripts/cls_oaicitest.py
index a7d7c19dae8f68523f192e216bd503b4dfa7015c..ab7d249f7e05dee1b120d657a38c800e95d6f48f 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/cls_oaicitest.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/cls_oaicitest.py
@@ -451,13 +451,13 @@ class OaiCiTest():
 		SSH = sshconnection.SSHConnection()
 		SSH.open(self.UEIPAddress, self.UEUserName, self.UEPassword)
 		# b2xx_fx3_utils reset procedure
-		SSH.command('echo ' + self.UEPassword + ' | sudo -S uhd_find_devices', '\$', 90)
+		SSH.command('echo ' + self.UEPassword + ' | sudo -S uhd_find_devices', '\$', 180)
 		result = re.search('type: b200', SSH.getBefore())
 		if result is not None:
 			logging.debug('Found a B2xx device --> resetting it')
 			SSH.command('echo ' + self.UEPassword + ' | sudo -S b2xx_fx3_utils --reset-device', '\$', 10)
 			# Reloading FGPA bin firmware
-			SSH.command('echo ' + self.UEPassword + ' | sudo -S uhd_find_devices', '\$', 90)
+			SSH.command('echo ' + self.UEPassword + ' | sudo -S uhd_find_devices', '\$', 180)
 		result = re.search('type: n3xx', str(SSH.getBefore()))
 		if result is not None:
 			logging.debug('Found a N3xx device --> resetting it')
@@ -3601,7 +3601,7 @@ class OaiCiTest():
 				UhdVersion = result.group('uhd_version')
 				logging.debug('UHD Version is: ' + UhdVersion)
 				HTML.UhdVersion[idx]=UhdVersion
-		SSH.command('echo ' + Password + ' | sudo -S uhd_find_devices', '\$', 90)
+		SSH.command('echo ' + Password + ' | sudo -S uhd_find_devices', '\$', 180)
 		usrp_boards = re.findall('product: ([0-9A-Za-z]+)\\\\r\\\\n', SSH.getBefore())
 		count = 0
 		for board in usrp_boards:
diff --git a/ci-scripts/ran.py b/ci-scripts/ran.py
index fad5ae63266eb32e103d8234aafd1ae4ca239b7c..74f13d031b8d57c3107c1eaccac444359b87e214 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/ran.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/ran.py
@@ -423,13 +423,13 @@ class RANManagement():
 		# do not reset board twice in IF4.5 case
 		result = re.search('^rru|^enb|^du.band', str(config_file))
 		if result is not None:
-			mySSH.command('echo ' + lPassWord + ' | sudo -S uhd_find_devices', '\$', 90)
+			mySSH.command('echo ' + lPassWord + ' | sudo -S uhd_find_devices', '\$', 180)
 			result = re.search('type: b200', mySSH.getBefore())
 			if result is not None:
 				logging.debug('Found a B2xx device --> resetting it')
 				mySSH.command('echo ' + lPassWord + ' | sudo -S b2xx_fx3_utils --reset-device', '\$', 10)
 				# Reloading FGPA bin firmware
-				mySSH.command('echo ' + lPassWord + ' | sudo -S uhd_find_devices', '\$', 90)
+				mySSH.command('echo ' + lPassWord + ' | sudo -S uhd_find_devices', '\$', 180)
 		# Make a copy and adapt to EPC / eNB IP addresses
 		mySSH.command('cp ' + full_config_file + ' ' + ci_full_config_file, '\$', 5)
 		localMmeIpAddr = EPC.MmeIPAddress
diff --git a/ci-scripts/sshconnection.py b/ci-scripts/sshconnection.py
index b85c40a0bea56e7b8ce2bf4b7d7a3ddf47f55ce1..65e9c961d0a00a00e5a0f48cdc719aeac4bca98d 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/sshconnection.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/sshconnection.py
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ class SSHConnection():
 		connect_status = False
 		while count < 4:
 			self.ssh = pexpect.spawn('ssh -o PubkeyAuthentication=no {}@{}'.format(username,ipaddress))
-			self.ssh.timeout = 5
+			# Longer timeout at connection due to asterix slowness
+			self.ssh.timeout = 25
 			self.sshresponse = self.ssh.expect(['Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?', 'password:', 'Last login', pexpect.EOF, pexpect.TIMEOUT])
 			if self.sshresponse == 0:
 				self.ssh.sendline('yes')