diff --git a/pkg/observer/observer_test_helper.go b/pkg/observer/observer_test_helper.go
index 8b1d3cbf187..626fb803561 100644
--- a/pkg/observer/observer_test_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/observer/observer_test_helper.go
@@ -273,7 +273,9 @@ func getDefaultObserverSensors(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, base *sensors.
 		option.Config.Verbosity = 1
 	}
 
-	loadExporter(t, ctx, obs, &o.exporter, &o.observer)
+	if err := loadExporter(t, ctx, obs, &o.exporter, &o.observer); err != nil {
+		return nil, ret, err
+	}
 
 	cnf, _ := readConfig(o.observer.config)
 	if cnf != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/sensors/tracing/kprobe_copyfd_test.go b/pkg/sensors/tracing/kprobe_copyfd_test.go
index fcb49f92252..e79c66bdbc6 100644
--- a/pkg/sensors/tracing/kprobe_copyfd_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sensors/tracing/kprobe_copyfd_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cilium/tetragon/api/v1/tetragon"
 	ec "github.com/cilium/tetragon/api/v1/tetragon/codegen/eventchecker"
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ func TestCopyFd(t *testing.T) {
 	var doneWG, readyWG sync.WaitGroup
 	defer doneWG.Wait()
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Minute)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), tus.Conf().CmdWaitTime)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	testBin := testutils.ContribPath("tester-progs/dup-tester")
diff --git a/tools/split-tetragon-gotests/main.go b/tools/split-tetragon-gotests/main.go
index 08a7f0f7249..9dcb9475c1b 100644
--- a/tools/split-tetragon-gotests/main.go
+++ b/tools/split-tetragon-gotests/main.go
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ var CiBlacklist = []vmtests.GoTest{
 	// was a previous attempt to fix the test, but failed. Ignore it for
 	// now.
 	{PackageProg: "pkg.exporter"},
-	// https://github.com/cilium/tetragon/issues/247
-	{PackageProg: "pkg.sensors.tracing", Test: "TestCopyFd"},
 }
 
 func usage() {