diff --git a/OpenICF-ldap-connector/src/test/java/org/identityconnectors/ldap/LdapConnectorTestBase.java b/OpenICF-ldap-connector/src/test/java/org/identityconnectors/ldap/LdapConnectorTestBase.java
index 385c589c..a0084553 100644
--- a/OpenICF-ldap-connector/src/test/java/org/identityconnectors/ldap/LdapConnectorTestBase.java
+++ b/OpenICF-ldap-connector/src/test/java/org/identityconnectors/ldap/LdapConnectorTestBase.java
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ protected void startServer() throws IOException {
      */
     private static void waitUntilListening() throws IOException {
         final int WAIT = 200; // ms
-        final int ITERATIONS = 50;
+        final int ITERATIONS = 150; // 30 s: a loaded CI runner can be very slow (#111)
         for (int i = 1; !isListening(PORT) || !isListening(SSL_PORT); i++) {
             if (i >= ITERATIONS) {
                 throw new IOException("OpenDJ is not listening on ports " + PORT + " and " + SSL_PORT
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ protected static void stopServer() {
      */
     private static boolean waitUntilStopped() {
         final int WAIT = 200; // ms
-        final int ITERATIONS = 25;
+        final int ITERATIONS = 150; // 30 s: a loaded CI runner can be very slow (#111)
         for (int i = 1; EmbeddedUtils.isRunning() || isAnyPortStillBound(); i++) {
             if (i >= ITERATIONS) {
                 return false;