diff --git a/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/changeport.yaml b/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/changeport.yaml
index 3c9496fd09..0d8ad9f02d 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/changeport.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/changeport.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
     provider: "{{ netconf }}"
     port: 8022
 
+- name: wait for persistent socket to timeout
+  pause:
+    seconds: 120
+
 # This protects against the port override above not being honoured and a bug setting the port
 - name: Ensure we can NOT communicate over default port
   junos_command:
@@ -47,13 +51,16 @@
 - assert:
     that:
       - "result.failed == true"
-      - "'unable to open shell' in result.msg"
 
 - name: Set back netconf to default port
   junos_netconf:
     state: present
   register: result
 
+- name: wait for persistent socket to timeout
+  pause:
+    seconds: 120
+
 - name: Ensure we can communicate over netconf
   junos_command:
     rpcs:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/netconf.yaml b/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/netconf.yaml
index 92c0a4f430..fbc0fe3bb6 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/netconf.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/netconf.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 - name: wait for persistent socket to timeout
   pause:
-    seconds: 150
+    seconds: 120
 
 - name: Ensure we can NOT talk via netconf
   junos_command:
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 - assert:
     that:
       - "result.failed == true"
-      - "'unable to open shell' in result.msg"
 
 - name: re-enable netconf
   junos_netconf: