diff --git a/hack/jenkins/common.sh b/hack/jenkins/common.sh
index 0182427673..0e4f4e4e58 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/common.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/common.sh
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ if grep -q html "$HTML_OUT"; then
 fi
 
 echo ">> Cleaning up after ourselves ..."
-${SUDO_PREFIX}${MINIKUBE_BIN} tunnel --cleanup || true
-${SUDO_PREFIX}${MINIKUBE_BIN} delete --all --purge >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || true
+timeout 3m ${SUDO_PREFIX}${MINIKUBE_BIN} tunnel --cleanup || true
+timeout 5m ${SUDO_PREFIX}${MINIKUBE_BIN} delete --all --purge >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || true
 cleanup_stale_routes || true
 
 ${SUDO_PREFIX} rm -Rf "${MINIKUBE_HOME}" || true
diff --git a/test/integration/helpers_test.go b/test/integration/helpers_test.go
index 74bfdac5ed..c41a20a209 100644
--- a/test/integration/helpers_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/helpers_test.go
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ func Cleanup(t *testing.T, profile string, cancel context.CancelFunc) {
 	// No helper because it makes the call log confusing.
 	if *cleanup {
 		t.Logf("Cleaning up %q profile ...", profile)
-		_, err := Run(t, exec.Command(Target(), "delete", "-p", profile))
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Minute)
+		defer cancel()
+		_, err := Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "delete", "-p", profile))
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Logf("failed cleanup: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/test/integration/main_test.go b/test/integration/main_test.go
index 58a041eb0b..922be0a969 100644
--- a/test/integration/main_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/main_test.go
@@ -152,10 +152,6 @@ func GithubActionRunner() bool {
 	return os.Getenv("GITHUB_ACTIONS") == "true"
 }
 
-func ContainerdContainerRuntime() bool {
-	return strings.Contains(*startArgs, "--container-runtime=containerd")
-}
-
 // arm64Platform returns true if running on arm64/* platform
 func arm64Platform() bool {
 	return runtime.GOARCH == "arm64"
diff --git a/test/integration/pause_test.go b/test/integration/pause_test.go
index cd202745ee..d9214bec4e 100644
--- a/test/integration/pause_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/pause_test.go
@@ -29,14 +29,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestPause(t *testing.T) {
-	if ContainerdContainerRuntime() {
-		t.Skip("skipping as this test currently times out on containerd")
-	}
 	MaybeParallel(t)
 
 	type validateFunc func(context.Context, *testing.T, string)
 	profile := UniqueProfileName("pause")
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), Minutes(30))
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), Minutes(15))
 	defer Cleanup(t, profile, cancel)
 
 	// Serial tests