diff --git a/.config/nextest.toml b/.config/nextest.toml
index 28c596205..3542bba5f 100644
--- a/.config/nextest.toml
+++ b/.config/nextest.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 [profile.default]
-retries = { backoff = "fixed", count = 2, delay = "1s" }
-slow-timeout = "2m"
+retries = { backoff = "exponential", count = 2, delay = "2s", jitter = true }
+slow-timeout = { period = "30s", terminate-after = 4 }
+
+[[profile.default.overrides]]
+filter = "test(general_state_tests)"
+slow-timeout = { period = "1m", terminate-after = 4 }