diff --git a/core/src/kvs/tests/timestamp_to_versionstamp.rs b/core/src/kvs/tests/timestamp_to_versionstamp.rs
index c896e902..e517c812 100644
--- a/core/src/kvs/tests/timestamp_to_versionstamp.rs
+++ b/core/src/kvs/tests/timestamp_to_versionstamp.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use crate::key;
+
 // Timestamp to versionstamp tests
 // This translation mechanism is currently used by the garbage collector to determine which change feed entries to delete.
 //
diff --git a/core/src/options.rs b/core/src/options.rs
index 2c4ad193..890256d4 100644
--- a/core/src/options.rs
+++ b/core/src/options.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ impl Default for EngineOptions {
 		Self {
 			new_live_queries_per_transaction: 100,
 			live_query_catchup_size: 1000,
-			tick_interval: Duration::from_secs(1),
+			tick_interval: Duration::from_secs(10),
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/cli_integration.rs b/tests/cli_integration.rs
index b1dea1fa..0530c163 100644
--- a/tests/cli_integration.rs
+++ b/tests/cli_integration.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ mod cli_integration {
 
 	use super::common::{self, StartServerArguments, PASS, USER};
 
-	const ONE_SEC: Duration = Duration::new(1, 0);
-	const TWO_SECS: Duration = Duration::new(2, 0);
+	/// This depends on the interval configuration that we cannot yet inject
+	const ONE_PERIOD: Duration = Duration::new(10, 0);
+	const TWO_PERIODS: Duration = Duration::new(20, 0);
 
 	#[test]
 	fn version_command() {
@@ -617,7 +618,7 @@ mod cli_integration {
 			auth: false,
 			tls: false,
 			wait_is_ready: true,
-			tick_interval: ONE_SEC,
+			tick_interval: ONE_PERIOD,
 			..Default::default()
 		})
 		.await
@@ -719,7 +720,7 @@ mod cli_integration {
 			}
 		};
 
-		sleep(TWO_SECS).await;
+		sleep(TWO_PERIODS).await;
 
 		info!("* Show changes after GC");
 		{