diff --git a/web/unit_tests/cases/basics.js b/web/unit_tests/cases/basics.js
index a1052dd0fa..7987a68351 100644
--- a/web/unit_tests/cases/basics.js
+++ b/web/unit_tests/cases/basics.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ describe('Basic KeymanWeb', function() {
 Modernizr.on('touchevents', function(result) {
   if(!result) {
     describe('Basic Toggle UI', function() {
+      this.timeout(kmwconfig.timeouts.scriptLoad);
 
       beforeEach(function(done) {
         this.timeout(kmwconfig.timeouts.uiLoad);
diff --git a/web/unit_tests/cases/engine.js b/web/unit_tests/cases/engine.js
index bb2e00bea9..433ecccf52 100644
--- a/web/unit_tests/cases/engine.js
+++ b/web/unit_tests/cases/engine.js
@@ -728,10 +728,9 @@ var FULL_RULE_SET = [].concat(DEADKEY_RULE_SET, ANY_CONTEXT_RULE_SET, ANY_INDEX_
  */
 
 describe('Engine', function() {
+  this.timeout(kmwconfig.timeouts.scriptLoad);
 
   before(function(done) {
-    this.timeout(kmwconfig.timeouts.scriptLoad);
-
     fixture.setBase('unit_tests/fixtures');
     setupKMW(null, done, kmwconfig.timeouts.scriptLoad);
   });