diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a1aefe7f900ea2b03c0ce2c8ed8e9827a8fe2f57..83abd90fc9e1a62e9e2d300f69b1746d3d0b01bd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@ test-helm:
     - cd helm
     - helm dependencies update .
     - helm install theodolite . -f preconfigs/minimal.yaml --wait
-    - helm test theodolite
     - kubectl get nodes -o wide
     - kubectl get pods --all-namespaces -o wide
     - kubectl get services --all-namespaces -o wide
+    - helm test theodolite
   after_script:
     - k3d cluster delete $CLUSTERNAME
 
diff --git a/helm/benchmark-definitions/test/test-example-execution.yaml b/helm/benchmark-definitions/test/test-example-execution.yaml
index 2dc4ef5b5faf6d40e254471984683ac8ec5d77b3..1b5d99e92d420c11baa6a0459faf824a4d07bad8 100644
--- a/helm/benchmark-definitions/test/test-example-execution.yaml
+++ b/helm/benchmark-definitions/test/test-example-execution.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ spec:
       restrictions:
         - "LowerBound"
       searchStrategy: "LinearSearch"
-    duration: 30 # in seconds
+    duration: 60 # in seconds
     repetitions: 1
     loadGenerationDelay: 0 # in seconds
   configOverrides: []