diff --git a/tests/topotests/bfd_bgp_cbit_topo3/r1/bgpd.conf b/tests/topotests/bfd_bgp_cbit_topo3/r1/bgpd.conf
index f8ad1f3a66..054b12832a 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/bfd_bgp_cbit_topo3/r1/bgpd.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/bfd_bgp_cbit_topo3/r1/bgpd.conf
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ router bgp 101
  bgp graceful-restart
  neighbor 2001:db8:4::1 remote-as 102
  neighbor 2001:db8:4::1 timers 3 10
+ neighbor 2001:db8:4::1 timers connect 1
  neighbor 2001:db8:4::1 remote-as external
  neighbor 2001:db8:4::1 bfd
  neighbor 2001:db8:4::1 bfd check-control-plane-failure
diff --git a/tests/topotests/bfd_bgp_cbit_topo3/r3/bgpd.conf b/tests/topotests/bfd_bgp_cbit_topo3/r3/bgpd.conf
index 42953a075c..d7e10210f3 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/bfd_bgp_cbit_topo3/r3/bgpd.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/bfd_bgp_cbit_topo3/r3/bgpd.conf
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ router bgp 102
  bgp graceful-restart restart-time 900
  neighbor 2001:db8:1::1 remote-as 101
  neighbor 2001:db8:1::1 timers 3 10
+ neighbor 2001:db8:1::1 timers connect 1
  neighbor 2001:db8:1::1 remote-as external
  neighbor 2001:db8:1::1 update-source 2001:db8:4::1
  neighbor 2001:db8:1::1 bfd
diff --git a/tests/topotests/bgp_prefix_list_any/r1/bgpd.conf b/tests/topotests/bgp_prefix_list_any/r1/bgpd.conf
index 14c28ca906..593442a42a 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/bgp_prefix_list_any/r1/bgpd.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/bgp_prefix_list_any/r1/bgpd.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ router bgp 65001
  no bgp network import-check
  neighbor 192.168.1.2 remote-as external
  neighbor 2001:db8:1::2 remote-as external
+ neighbor 192.168.1.2 timers 3 10
+ neighbor 192.168.1.2 timers connect 1
+ neighbor 2001:db8:1::2 timers 3 10
+ neighbor 2001:db8:1::2 timers connect 1
  address-family ipv4 unicast
   network 192.168.0.1/32
   no neighbor 2001:db8:1::2 activate
diff --git a/tests/topotests/bgp_prefix_list_any/r2/bgpd.conf b/tests/topotests/bgp_prefix_list_any/r2/bgpd.conf
index 733205928f..0de5bd3355 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/bgp_prefix_list_any/r2/bgpd.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/bgp_prefix_list_any/r2/bgpd.conf
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ router bgp 65002
  no bgp network import-check
  neighbor 192.168.1.1 remote-as external
  neighbor 2001:db8:1::1 remote-as external
+ neighbor 192.168.1.1 timers 3 10
+ neighbor 192.168.1.1 timers connect 1
+ neighbor 2001:db8:1::1 timers 3 10
+ neighbor 2001:db8:1::1 timers connect 1
  address-family ipv4 unicast
   network 10.10.10.1/32
   network 10.10.10.2/32
diff --git a/tests/topotests/bgp_route_map_match_ipv6_nexthop/r1/bgpd.conf b/tests/topotests/bgp_route_map_match_ipv6_nexthop/r1/bgpd.conf
index 8b743bd320..11e57ca932 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/bgp_route_map_match_ipv6_nexthop/r1/bgpd.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/bgp_route_map_match_ipv6_nexthop/r1/bgpd.conf
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ router bgp 65001
  bgp router-id 10.10.10.1
  no bgp ebgp-requires-policy
  neighbor 2001:db8::2 remote-as external
+ neighbor 2001:db8::2 timers 3 10
+ neighbor 2001:db8::2 timers connect 1
  address-family ipv6 unicast
   neighbor 2001:db8::2 activate
   neighbor 2001:db8::2 route-map r2 in
diff --git a/tests/topotests/bgp_route_map_match_ipv6_nexthop/r2/bgpd.conf b/tests/topotests/bgp_route_map_match_ipv6_nexthop/r2/bgpd.conf
index 61c36d366b..abd0ab9a41 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/bgp_route_map_match_ipv6_nexthop/r2/bgpd.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/bgp_route_map_match_ipv6_nexthop/r2/bgpd.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ router bgp 65002
  bgp router-id 10.10.10.2
  no bgp ebgp-requires-policy
  neighbor 2001:db8::1 remote-as external
+ neighbor 2001:db8::1 timers 3 10
+ neighbor 2001:db8::1 timers connect 1
  address-family ipv6 unicast
   redistribute connected
   neighbor 2001:db8::1 activate
diff --git a/tests/topotests/route_scale/scale_test_common.py b/tests/topotests/route_scale/scale_test_common.py
index 3e20296018..0b239dc04b 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/route_scale/scale_test_common.py
+++ b/tests/topotests/route_scale/scale_test_common.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def route_install_helper(iter):
 
     # Table of defaults, used for timeout values and 'expected' objects
     scale_defaults = dict(
-        zip(scale_keys, [None, None, 10, 50, expected_installed, expected_removed])
+        zip(scale_keys, [None, None, 10, 60, expected_installed, expected_removed])
     )
 
     # List of params for each step in the test; note extra time given