diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-android.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-android.yml
index c0d3e6366..0899c51ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-android.yml
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           while ! nc -z '127.0.0.1' 60001; do sleep 1; done
           while ! nc -z '127.0.0.1' 10009; do sleep 1; done
+          sleep 5
           sudo chmod -R 777 docker/lnd
 
       - name: Test attempt 1
@@ -173,9 +174,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Restart docker before last attempt
         if: steps.test1.outcome != 'success' && steps.test2.outcome != 'success' && steps.test3.outcome != 'success'
+        timeout-minutes: 10
         run: |
           cd docker && docker compose down -t 60 && docker compose up --quiet-pull -d && cd ..
           while ! nc -z '127.0.0.1' 60001; do sleep 1; done
+          sleep 5
           sudo chmod -R 777 docker/lnd
 
       - name: Test attempt 4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-ios.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-ios.yml
index b6efebef5..9800faa84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-ios.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-ios.yml
@@ -80,13 +80,17 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         id: test2
         if: steps.test1.outcome != 'success'
-        run: yarn e2e:test:ios-release --record-videos all --take-screenshots all --record-logs all --cleanup
+        run: |
+          xcrun simctl shutdown all
+          yarn e2e:test:ios-release --record-videos all --take-screenshots all --record-logs all --cleanup
 
       - name: Test attempt 3
         continue-on-error: true
         id: test3
         if: steps.test1.outcome != 'success' && steps.test2.outcome != 'success'
-        run: yarn e2e:test:ios-release --record-videos all --take-screenshots all --record-logs all --cleanup
+        run: |
+          xcrun simctl shutdown all
+          yarn e2e:test:ios-release --record-videos all --take-screenshots all --record-logs all --cleanup
 
       - name: Restart docker before last attempt
         if: steps.test1.outcome != 'success' && steps.test2.outcome != 'success' && steps.test3.outcome != 'success'
@@ -100,7 +104,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test attempt 4
         id: test4
         if: steps.test1.outcome != 'success' && steps.test2.outcome != 'success' && steps.test3.outcome != 'success'
-        run: yarn e2e:test:ios-release --record-videos all --take-screenshots all --record-logs all --cleanup
+        run: |
+          xcrun simctl shutdown all
+          yarn e2e:test:ios-release --record-videos all --take-screenshots all --record-logs all --cleanup
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: failure()