diff --git a/test/fn-api-tests/exec_test.go b/test/fn-api-tests/exec_test.go
index 832dce169..687da3c64 100644
--- a/test/fn-api-tests/exec_test.go
+++ b/test/fn-api-tests/exec_test.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func TestRouteExecutions(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("run-async-funcy/hello-with-status-check", func(t *testing.T) {
 		callID := CallAsync(t, u, &bytes.Buffer{})
-		time.Sleep(time.Second * 2)
+		time.Sleep(time.Second * 10)
 		cfg := &call.GetCallsCallParams{
 			Call:    callID,
 			Context: s.Context,
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func TestRouteExecutions(t *testing.T) {
 		}{Size: 20})
 
 		callID := CallAsync(t, u, content)
-		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
 
 		cfg := &operations.GetCallsCallLogParams{
 			Call:    callID,
diff --git a/test/fn-api-tests/utils.go b/test/fn-api-tests/utils.go
index 33ac70a20..988dad553 100644
--- a/test/fn-api-tests/utils.go
+++ b/test/fn-api-tests/utils.go
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ func APIClient() *client.Functions {
 
 	// create the API client, with the transport
 	client := client.New(transport, strfmt.Default)
+	_, err := client.Version.GetVersion(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		if Host() != "localhost:8080" {
+			panic("Cannot reach remote api for functions")
+		}
+	}
 
 	return client
 }