diff --git a/e2e_tests/sandbox_basic_test.py b/e2e_tests/sandbox_basic_test.py
index 888e8fa10..6cd87ddac 100644
--- a/e2e_tests/sandbox_basic_test.py
+++ b/e2e_tests/sandbox_basic_test.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def launch_sandbox_script(python_file_name: str) -> None:
 
 
 thread = threading.Thread(
-    target=launch_sandbox_script, args=(target_script_name,), daemon=True
+    target=launch_sandbox_script, args=(target_script_name,), daemon=False
 )
 thread.start()
 
diff --git a/e2e_tests/test_apps/basic.py b/e2e_tests/test_apps/basic.py
index 514b3c4a1..e96cffcbd 100644
--- a/e2e_tests/test_apps/basic.py
+++ b/e2e_tests/test_apps/basic.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class BasicApp(App, css_path="basic.css"):
 app = BasicApp()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    app.run(quit_after=1)
+    app.run(quit_after=2)
 
     # from textual.geometry import Region
     # from textual.color import Color