diff --git a/test/components/fetchers/test_link_content_fetcher.py b/test/components/fetchers/test_link_content_fetcher.py
index ed69296d3..40767609f 100644
--- a/test/components/fetchers/test_link_content_fetcher.py
+++ b/test/components/fetchers/test_link_content_fetcher.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class TestLinkContentFetcher:
     def test_run_bad_status_code(self):
         """Test behavior when a request results in an error status code"""
         empty_byte_stream = b""
-        fetcher = LinkContentFetcher(raise_on_failure=False)
+        fetcher = LinkContentFetcher(raise_on_failure=False, retry_attempts=0)
         mock_response = Mock(status_code=403)
         mock_response.raise_for_status.side_effect = httpx.HTTPStatusError(
             "403 Client Error", request=Mock(), response=mock_response
@@ -304,12 +304,12 @@ class TestLinkContentFetcherAsync:
             mock_get.return_value = mock_response
 
             # With raise_on_failure=False
-            fetcher = LinkContentFetcher(raise_on_failure=False)
+            fetcher = LinkContentFetcher(raise_on_failure=False, retry_attempts=0)
             streams = (await fetcher.run_async(urls=["https://www.example.com"]))["streams"]
             assert len(streams) == 1  # Returns an empty stream
 
             # With raise_on_failure=True
-            fetcher = LinkContentFetcher(raise_on_failure=True)
+            fetcher = LinkContentFetcher(raise_on_failure=True, retry_attempts=0)
             with pytest.raises(httpx.HTTPStatusError):
                 await fetcher.run_async(urls=["https://www.example.com"])
 
diff --git a/test/components/generators/test_openai.py b/test/components/generators/test_openai.py
index 84704e72e..f715f712b 100644
--- a/test/components/generators/test_openai.py
+++ b/test/components/generators/test_openai.py
@@ -308,18 +308,9 @@ class TestOpenAIGenerator:
     )
     @pytest.mark.integration
     def test_run_with_system_prompt(self):
-        generator = OpenAIGenerator(
-            model="gpt-4o-mini",
-            system_prompt="You answer in Portuguese, regardless of the language on which a question is asked",
-        )
-        result = generator.run("Can you explain the Pitagoras therom?")
-        assert "teorema" in result["replies"][0].lower()
-
-        result = generator.run(
-            "Can you explain the Pitagoras therom? Repeat the name of the theorem in German.",
-            system_prompt="You answer in German, regardless of the language on which a question is asked.",
-        )
-        assert "pythag" in result["replies"][0].lower()
+        generator = OpenAIGenerator(model="gpt-4o-mini", system_prompt="Answer in Italian using only one word.")
+        result = generator.run("What's the capital of Italy?")
+        assert "roma" in result["replies"][0].lower()
 
     @pytest.mark.skipif(
         not os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY", None),
diff --git a/test/core/pipeline/test_async_pipeline.py b/test/core/pipeline/test_async_pipeline.py
index 474449f78..fdb05bfd5 100644
--- a/test/core/pipeline/test_async_pipeline.py
+++ b/test/core/pipeline/test_async_pipeline.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def test_async_pipeline_reentrance(waiting_component, spying_tracer):
     pp = AsyncPipeline()
     pp.add_component("wait", waiting_component())
 
-    run_data = [{"wait_for": 1}, {"wait_for": 2}]
+    run_data = [{"wait_for": 0.001}, {"wait_for": 0.002}]
 
     async def run_all():
         # Create concurrent tasks for each pipeline run
diff --git a/test/core/pipeline/test_pipeline.py b/test/core/pipeline/test_pipeline.py
index f4c18c130..ae9a22e3b 100644
--- a/test/core/pipeline/test_pipeline.py
+++ b/test/core/pipeline/test_pipeline.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class TestPipeline:
         pp = Pipeline()
         pp.add_component("wait", waiting_component())
 
-        run_data = [{"wait_for": 1}, {"wait_for": 2}]
+        run_data = [{"wait_for": 0.001}, {"wait_for": 0.002}]
 
         # Use ThreadPoolExecutor to run pipeline calls in parallel
         with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=len(run_data)) as executor: