diff --git a/tests/unit/core/core_scroll.js b/tests/unit/core/core_scroll.js
index 23069a09..5dad343a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/core/core_scroll.js
+++ b/tests/unit/core/core_scroll.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 		setTimeout(function(){
 			ok($(window).scrollTop() != 0, "scrolltop position should not be zero");
 			start();
-		}, scrollTimeout - 2);
+		}, scrollTimeout - 5);
 	});
 
 	asyncTest( "scrolling marks scrollstart as disabled for 150 ms", function(){
diff --git a/tests/unit/navigation/navigation_core.js b/tests/unit/navigation/navigation_core.js
index a97bf3c2..3e8901e8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/navigation/navigation_core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/navigation/navigation_core.js
@@ -426,6 +426,6 @@
 				same(location.hash, firstDialogHash, "additional dialog hash key not added");
 				start();
 			}
-], 1000);
+		], 1000);
 	});
 })(jQuery);
diff --git a/tests/unit/select/select_core.js b/tests/unit/select/select_core.js
index c6c927ea..cc9d02c4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/select/select_core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/select/select_core.js
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@
 					},
 
 					function(){
-						ok(location.hash.indexOf(dialogHashKey) > -1);
+						ok(location.hash.indexOf(dialogHashKey) > -1, "hash should have the dialog hash key");
 						$(".ui-page-active li").trigger("click");
 					}
 				],
 
 				sequence = openDialogSequence.concat(openDialogSequence).concat([start]);
 
-		$.testHelper.sequence(sequence, 500);
+		$.testHelper.sequence(sequence, 1000);
 	});
 
 })(jQuery);