diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 03134f751..87c4111ff 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.9.1",
     "go-ipfs-dep": "~0.4.15",
     "gulp": "^3.9.1",
-    "interface-ipfs-core": "~0.69.0",
+    "interface-ipfs-core": "~0.69.1",
     "ipfsd-ctl": "~0.37.3",
     "pull-stream": "^3.6.8",
     "socket.io": "^2.1.1",
diff --git a/test/name.spec.js b/test/name.spec.js
index 93b371af9..b8a76d136 100644
--- a/test/name.spec.js
+++ b/test/name.spec.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe('.name', () => {
   let testFileCid
 
   before(function (done) {
-    this.timeout(20 * 1000)
+    this.timeout(30 * 1000)
 
     series([
       (cb) => {
@@ -44,18 +44,22 @@ describe('.name', () => {
         })
       },
       (cb) => {
-        ipfsd.api.id((err, id) => {
-          expect(err).to.not.exist()
-          const ma = id.addresses[0]
-          other.swarm.connect(ma, cb)
-        })
-      },
-      (cb) => {
-        ipfs.files.add(testfile, (err, res) => {
-          expect(err).to.not.exist()
-          testFileCid = res[0].hash
-          cb()
-        })
+        parallel([
+          (cb) => {
+            ipfs.id((err, id) => {
+              expect(err).to.not.exist()
+              const ma = id.addresses[0]
+              other.swarm.connect(ma, cb)
+            })
+          },
+          (cb) => {
+            ipfs.files.add(testfile, (err, res) => {
+              expect(err).to.not.exist()
+              testFileCid = res[0].hash
+              cb()
+            })
+          }
+        ], cb)
       }
     ], done)
   })
diff --git a/test/ping.spec.js b/test/ping.spec.js
index 097e40045..06848ee78 100644
--- a/test/ping.spec.js
+++ b/test/ping.spec.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('.ping', function () {
   let otherId
 
   before(function (done) {
-    this.timeout(20 * 1000) // slow CI
+    this.timeout(30 * 1000) // slow CI
 
     series([
       (cb) => {
@@ -50,18 +50,22 @@ describe('.ping', function () {
         })
       },
       (cb) => {
-        ipfsd.api.id((err, id) => {
-          expect(err).to.not.exist()
-          const ma = id.addresses[0]
-          other.swarm.connect(ma, cb)
-        })
-      },
-      (cb) => {
-        other.id((err, id) => {
-          expect(err).to.not.exist()
-          otherId = id.id
-          cb()
-        })
+        parallel([
+          (cb) => {
+            ipfs.id((err, id) => {
+              expect(err).to.not.exist()
+              const ma = id.addresses[0]
+              other.swarm.connect(ma, cb)
+            })
+          },
+          (cb) => {
+            other.id((err, id) => {
+              expect(err).to.not.exist()
+              otherId = id.id
+              cb()
+            })
+          }
+        ], cb)
       }
     ], done)
   })