diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 31c17707..c4f89c93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Test
-      run: go test ./...
+      run: go test ./... -timeout=120s
diff --git a/internal/database/database.go b/internal/database/database.go
index 732a7f93..c887332c 100644
--- a/internal/database/database.go
+++ b/internal/database/database.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ type CLIDatabase struct {
 	DB *sqlx.DB
 }
 
-func NewConnection() (CLIDatabase, error) {
-	db, err := getDatabase()
+func NewConnection(extendedBusyTimeout bool) (CLIDatabase, error) {
+	db, err := getDatabase(extendedBusyTimeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		return CLIDatabase{}, err
 	}
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ func NewConnection() (CLIDatabase, error) {
 	return CLIDatabase{DB: &db}, nil
 }
 
-func getDatabase() (sqlx.DB, error) {
+// extendedBusyTimeout sets an extended timeout for waiting on a busy database. This is mainly an issue in tests on WSL, so this flag shouldn't be used in production.
+func getDatabase(extendedBusyTimeout bool) (sqlx.DB, error) {
 	home, err := util.GetApplicationDir()
 	if err != nil {
 		return sqlx.DB{}, err
@@ -46,9 +47,14 @@ func getDatabase() (sqlx.DB, error) {
 		needToInit = true
 	}
 
+	// force Foreign Key support ("fk=true")
+	dbFlags := "?_fk=true&cache=shared"
+	if extendedBusyTimeout {
+		// https://www.sqlite.org/c3ref/busy_timeout.html
+		dbFlags += "&_busy_timeout=60000"
+	}
 	for i := 0; i <= 5; i++ {
-		// open and force Foreign Key support ("fk=true")
-		db, err := sqlx.Open("sqlite3", path+"?_fk=true&cache=shared")
+		db, err := sqlx.Open("sqlite3", path+dbFlags)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Print(i)
 			if i == 5 {
diff --git a/internal/database/database_test.go b/internal/database/database_test.go
index 50cfb4b5..059e81a4 100644
--- a/internal/database/database_test.go
+++ b/internal/database/database_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	db, err = NewConnection()
+	db, err = NewConnection(true)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Print(err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/events/trigger/retrigger_event.go b/internal/events/trigger/retrigger_event.go
index 847bcf54..1f063119 100644
--- a/internal/events/trigger/retrigger_event.go
+++ b/internal/events/trigger/retrigger_event.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func RefireEvent(id string, p TriggerParameters) (string, error) {
-	db, err := database.NewConnection()
+	db, err := database.NewConnection(false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/events/trigger/trigger_event.go b/internal/events/trigger/trigger_event.go
index a57dfa34..75eba8ba 100644
--- a/internal/events/trigger/trigger_event.go
+++ b/internal/events/trigger/trigger_event.go
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/eventsub/handling-webhook-events#processing-an-event`
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	db, err := database.NewConnection()
+	db, err := database.NewConnection(false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/login/login_test.go b/internal/login/login_test.go
index 5bd02c10..1f67b8a5 100644
--- a/internal/login/login_test.go
+++ b/internal/login/login_test.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func TestUserAuthServer(t *testing.T) {
 		userResponse <- *res
 	}()
 
-	time.Sleep(25)
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 	_, err = loginRequest(http.MethodGet, fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:3000?code=%s&state=%s", code, state), nil)
 	a.Nil(err, err)
 
diff --git a/internal/mock_api/authentication/authentication_test.go b/internal/mock_api/authentication/authentication_test.go
index 8a94cb04..23eaa46a 100644
--- a/internal/mock_api/authentication/authentication_test.go
+++ b/internal/mock_api/authentication/authentication_test.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func baseMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		ctx := context.Background()
 
 		// just stub it all
-		db, err := database.NewConnection()
+		db, err := database.NewConnection(false)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Error connecting to database: %v", err.Error())
 			return
diff --git a/internal/mock_api/endpoints/channel_points/channel_points_test.go b/internal/mock_api/endpoints/channel_points/channel_points_test.go
index 99c84fa1..878fe05b 100644
--- a/internal/mock_api/endpoints/channel_points/channel_points_test.go
+++ b/internal/mock_api/endpoints/channel_points/channel_points_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var (
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	test_setup.SetupTestEnv(&testing.T{})
 
-	db, err := database.NewConnection()
+	db, err := database.NewConnection(true)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/mock_api/endpoints/channels/channels_test.go b/internal/mock_api/endpoints/channels/channels_test.go
index 1fe80293..f2351ae3 100644
--- a/internal/mock_api/endpoints/channels/channels_test.go
+++ b/internal/mock_api/endpoints/channels/channels_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	test_setup.SetupTestEnv(&testing.T{})
 
 	// adding mock data
-	db, _ := database.NewConnection()
+	db, _ := database.NewConnection(true)
 	q := db.NewQuery(nil, 100)
 	q.InsertStream(database.Stream{ID: util.RandomGUID(), UserID: "1", StreamType: "live", ViewerCount: 0}, false)
 	db.DB.Close()
diff --git a/internal/mock_api/endpoints/clips/clips_test.go b/internal/mock_api/endpoints/clips/clips_test.go
index 8f6abb58..1316722e 100644
--- a/internal/mock_api/endpoints/clips/clips_test.go
+++ b/internal/mock_api/endpoints/clips/clips_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	test_setup.SetupTestEnv(&testing.T{})
 
 	// adding mock data
-	db, _ := database.NewConnection()
+	db, _ := database.NewConnection(true)
 	q := db.NewQuery(nil, 100)
 	q.InsertStream(database.Stream{ID: util.RandomGUID(), UserID: "1", StreamType: "live", ViewerCount: 0}, false)
 	db.DB.Close()
diff --git a/internal/mock_api/endpoints/drops/drops_test.go b/internal/mock_api/endpoints/drops/drops_test.go
index 69d3edfe..98943a24 100644
--- a/internal/mock_api/endpoints/drops/drops_test.go
+++ b/internal/mock_api/endpoints/drops/drops_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var entitlement database.DropsEntitlement
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	test_setup.SetupTestEnv(&testing.T{})
 
-	db, err := database.NewConnection()
+	db, err := database.NewConnection(true)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/mock_api/endpoints/schedule/scehdule_test.go b/internal/mock_api/endpoints/schedule/scehdule_test.go
index 5f9b54cf..fc3928f3 100644
--- a/internal/mock_api/endpoints/schedule/scehdule_test.go
+++ b/internal/mock_api/endpoints/schedule/scehdule_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var (
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	test_setup.SetupTestEnv(&testing.T{})
 
-	db, err := database.NewConnection()
+	db, err := database.NewConnection(true)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/mock_api/generate/generate.go b/internal/mock_api/generate/generate.go
index eac2a1a9..c81aab71 100644
--- a/internal/mock_api/generate/generate.go
+++ b/internal/mock_api/generate/generate.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type UserInfo struct {
 var f = false
 
 func Generate(userCount int) error {
-	db, err := database.NewConnection()
+	db, err := database.NewConnection(false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/mock_api/mock_server/server.go b/internal/mock_api/mock_server/server.go
index e26573bd..8a3a6c57 100644
--- a/internal/mock_api/mock_server/server.go
+++ b/internal/mock_api/mock_server/server.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func StartServer(port int) error {
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	db, err := database.NewConnection()
+	db, err := database.NewConnection(false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error connecting to database: %v", err.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/internal/mock_auth/mock_auth_test.go b/internal/mock_auth/mock_auth_test.go
index 2b7c14f3..e6f72d4e 100644
--- a/internal/mock_auth/mock_auth_test.go
+++ b/internal/mock_auth/mock_auth_test.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestValidateToken(t *testing.T) {
 	a.Nil(err, err)
 	a.Equal(401, resp.StatusCode)
 
-	db, err := database.NewConnection()
+	db, err := database.NewConnection(true)
 	a.Nil(err, err)
 	defer db.DB.Close()
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func baseMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		ctx := context.Background()
 
 		// just stub it all
-		db, err := database.NewConnection()
+		db, err := database.NewConnection(true)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Error connecting to database: %v", err.Error())
 			return
diff --git a/test_setup/test_server/test_server.go b/test_setup/test_server/test_server.go
index d32c296d..098cbcd0 100644
--- a/test_setup/test_server/test_server.go
+++ b/test_setup/test_server/test_server.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func SetupTestServer(next mock_api.MockEndpoint) *httptest.Server {
 		ctx := context.Background()
 
 		// just stub it all
-		db, err := database.NewConnection()
+		db, err := database.NewConnection(true)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Error connecting to database: %v", err.Error())
 			return