diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/cli-level1-tests.yml b/.gitea/workflows/cli-level1-tests.yml
index 5174547c..36d0868a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/cli-level1-tests.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/cli-level1-tests.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ jobs:
 
           bash scripts/ci/setup-python-venv.sh \
             --repo-dir "$PWD" \
-            --venv-dir "$PWD/venv"
+            --venv-dir "$PWD/venv" \
+            --skip-requirements \
+            --extra-packages "pytest click typer rich"
           echo "✅ Python environment ready"
 
       - name: Verify CLI imports
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/package-tests.yml b/.gitea/workflows/package-tests.yml
index bb164a42..efffd1eb 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/package-tests.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/package-tests.yml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
   test-javascript-packages:
     name: JavaScript package - ${{ matrix.package.name }}
     runs-on: debian
-    timeout-minutes: 15
+    timeout-minutes: 30
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/python-tests.yml b/.gitea/workflows/python-tests.yml
index da624dbb..7a95d0b5 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/python-tests.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/python-tests.yml
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ jobs:
           bash scripts/ci/setup-python-venv.sh \
             --repo-dir "$PWD" \
             --venv-dir "$PWD/venv" \
+            --skip-requirements \
             --mode copy \
-            --extra-packages "pytest-cov pytest-mock pytest-timeout locust"
+            --extra-packages "pytest pytest-cov pytest-mock pytest-timeout pytest-asyncio locust"
           echo "✅ Python environment ready"
 
       - name: Run linting
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/staking-tests.yml b/.gitea/workflows/staking-tests.yml
index 2e7de61c..8a76c633 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/staking-tests.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/staking-tests.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ jobs:
 
           bash scripts/ci/setup-python-venv.sh \
             --repo-dir "$PWD" \
-            --venv-dir "$PWD/venv"
+            --venv-dir "$PWD/venv" \
+            --skip-requirements \
+            --extra-packages "pytest pytest-asyncio"
           echo "✅ Python environment ready"
 
       - name: Run staking service tests