diff --git a/.semaphore/semaphore-runner.sh b/.semaphore/semaphore-runner.sh
index b663674652..e903ced70d 100755
--- a/.semaphore/semaphore-runner.sh
+++ b/.semaphore/semaphore-runner.sh
@@ -109,9 +109,6 @@ EOF
                                                        --env DPKG_DEB_COMPRESSOR_TYPE="none" \
                                                        --env DEB_BUILD_PROFILES="pkg.systemd.upstream noudeb nodoc" \
                                                        --env TEST_UPSTREAM=1 \
-                                                       --skip-test localed-locale \
-                                                       --skip-test localed-x11-keymap \
-                                                       --skip-test build-with-static-libsystemd \
                                                        ../systemd_*.dsc \
                                                        -o "$ARTIFACTS_DIR" \
                                                        -- lxc -s "$CONTAINER" \
diff --git a/.semaphore/semaphore.yml b/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
index 07742337e8..42df0f648f 100644
--- a/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
+++ b/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ auto_cancel:
     when: "true"
 
 execution_time_limit:
-  hours: 1
+  hours: 2
 
 blocks:
   - name: "Setup & test"