diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.19__amd64-nightly.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.19__amd64-nightly.yaml
index 60b214d3a5e0d..67219c3a9d42e 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.19__amd64-nightly.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.19__amd64-nightly.yaml
@@ -3801,7 +3801,9 @@ tests:
       TEST_IMPORTANCE: .*
       TEST_SCENARIOS: "77894"
       TEST_TIMEOUT: "55"
+      TIMEOUT: 4 hours
     test:
+    - ref: wait
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-netobserv-qe
     workflow: cucushift-installer-rehearse-vsphere-ipi
 - as: metal-ds-ipi-ovn-ipv4-f28-virt-netobserv
@@ -3828,10 +3830,12 @@ tests:
         NETWORK_TYPE=OVNKubernetes
       TEST_FILTERS: Network_Observability
       TEST_IMPORTANCE: .*
+      TIMEOUT: + 4 hours
       TEST_SCENARIOS: with VMs
       TEST_TIMEOUT: "55"
     test:
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-netobserv-prepare-bm-cluster
+    - ref: wait
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-netobserv-qe
     workflow: cucushift-installer-rehearse-baremetalds-ipi-ovn
 - as: metal-ds-ipi-ovn-dualstack-primaryv6-f28-ipv6-netobserv
@@ -3860,8 +3864,10 @@ tests:
       TEST_IMPORTANCE: .*
       TEST_SCENARIOS: "53844"
       TEST_TIMEOUT: "55"
+      TIMEOUT: 4 hours        
     test:
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-netobserv-prepare-bm-cluster
+    - ref: wait
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-netobserv-qe
     workflow: cucushift-installer-rehearse-baremetalds-ipi-ovn
 - as: vsphere-ipi-amd-f28-ipsec-netobserv
@@ -3883,7 +3889,9 @@ tests:
       TEST_IMPORTANCE: .*
       TEST_SCENARIOS: "82637"
       TEST_TIMEOUT: "55"
+      TIMEOUT: 4 hours       
     test:
+    - ref: wait
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-netobserv-qe
     workflow: cucushift-installer-rehearse-vsphere-ipi-ovn-ipsec
 - as: vsphere-ipi-longduration-mco-fips-proxy-g1-f14
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.20__amd64-nightly.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.20__amd64-nightly.yaml
index f93af8876cd21..12d2d4622afef 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.20__amd64-nightly.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.20__amd64-nightly.yaml
@@ -4697,7 +4697,9 @@ tests:
       TEST_IMPORTANCE: .*
       TEST_SCENARIOS: "77894"
       TEST_TIMEOUT: "55"
+      TIMEOUT: + 4 hours        
     test:
+    - ref: wait
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-netobserv-qe
     workflow: cucushift-installer-rehearse-vsphere-ipi
 - as: metal-ds-ipi-ovn-ipv4-f28-virt-netobserv
@@ -4726,8 +4728,10 @@ tests:
       TEST_IMPORTANCE: .*
       TEST_SCENARIOS: with VMs
       TEST_TIMEOUT: "55"
+      TIMEOUT: + 4 hours        
     test:
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-netobserv-prepare-bm-cluster
+    - ref: wait
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-netobserv-qe
     workflow: cucushift-installer-rehearse-baremetalds-ipi-ovn
 - as: metal-ds-ipi-ovn-dualstack-primaryv6-f28-ipv6-netobserv
@@ -4756,8 +4760,10 @@ tests:
       TEST_IMPORTANCE: .*
       TEST_SCENARIOS: "53844"
       TEST_TIMEOUT: "55"
+      TIMEOUT: + 4 hours        
     test:
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-netobserv-prepare-bm-cluster
+    - ref: wait
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-netobserv-qe
     workflow: cucushift-installer-rehearse-baremetalds-ipi-ovn
 - as: vsphere-ipi-amd-f28-ipsec-netobserv
@@ -4779,7 +4785,9 @@ tests:
       TEST_IMPORTANCE: .*
       TEST_SCENARIOS: "82637"
       TEST_TIMEOUT: "55"
+      TIMEOUT: + 4 hours        
     test:
+    - ref: wait
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-netobserv-qe
     workflow: cucushift-installer-rehearse-vsphere-ipi-ovn-ipsec
 - as: vsphere-ipi-longduration-mco-fips-proxy-g1-f14
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.20__multi-nightly.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.20__multi-nightly.yaml
index 6876088f8c28e..dd0966f88f1d2 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.20__multi-nightly.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.20__multi-nightly.yaml
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ tests:
       BASE_DOMAIN: qe.devcluster.openshift.com
       COMPUTE_NODE_TYPE: m6gd.2xlarge
       OCP_ARCH: arm64
+      TIMEOUT: 6 hours
     test:
+    - ref: wait
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-netobserv-qe-pf5
     workflow: cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi
 - as: aws-ipi-arm-mixarch-f14-day2-64k-pagesize
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-5.0__amd64-nightly.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-5.0__amd64-nightly.yaml
index efc73045a12e4..da7845d7ea99a 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-5.0__amd64-nightly.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-5.0__amd64-nightly.yaml
@@ -4394,7 +4394,9 @@ tests:
       TEST_IMPORTANCE: .*
       TEST_SCENARIOS: "77894"
       TEST_TIMEOUT: "55"
+      TIMEOUT: 4 hours
     test:
+    - ref: wait
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-netobserv-qe
     workflow: cucushift-installer-rehearse-vsphere-ipi
 - as: metal-ds-ipi-ovn-ipv4-f28-virt-netobserv
@@ -4423,8 +4425,10 @@ tests:
       TEST_IMPORTANCE: .*
       TEST_SCENARIOS: with VMs
       TEST_TIMEOUT: "55"
+      TIMEOUT: 4 hours
     test:
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-netobserv-prepare-bm-cluster
+    - ref: wait
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-netobserv-qe
     workflow: cucushift-installer-rehearse-baremetalds-ipi-ovn
 - as: metal-ds-ipi-ovn-dualstack-primaryv6-f28-ipv6-netobserv
@@ -4453,8 +4457,10 @@ tests:
       TEST_IMPORTANCE: .*
       TEST_SCENARIOS: "53844"
       TEST_TIMEOUT: "55"
+      TIMEOUT: 4 hours
     test:
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-netobserv-prepare-bm-cluster
+    - ref: wait
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-netobserv-qe
     workflow: cucushift-installer-rehearse-baremetalds-ipi-ovn
 - as: vsphere-ipi-amd-f28-ipsec-netobserv
@@ -4476,7 +4482,9 @@ tests:
       TEST_IMPORTANCE: .*
       TEST_SCENARIOS: "82637"
       TEST_TIMEOUT: "55"
+      TIMEOUT: 4 hours
     test:
+    - ref: wait
     - chain: openshift-e2e-test-netobserv-qe
     workflow: cucushift-installer-rehearse-vsphere-ipi-ovn-ipsec
 - as: vsphere-ipi-longduration-mco-fips-proxy-p1-f14