diff --git a/actix-http/tests/test_openssl.rs b/actix-http/tests/test_openssl.rs
index 83456b0cb..977e8b6cb 100644
--- a/actix-http/tests/test_openssl.rs
+++ b/actix-http/tests/test_openssl.rs
@@ -149,10 +149,16 @@ async fn h2_content_length() {
 
     {
         let req = srv.request(Method::HEAD, srv.surl("/0")).send();
-        req.await.expect_err("should timeout on recv 1xx frame");
+        actix_rt::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(15), req)
+            .await
+            .expect("request future stalled on recv 1xx frame")
+            .expect_err("should timeout on recv 1xx frame");
 
         let req = srv.request(Method::GET, srv.surl("/0")).send();
-        req.await.expect_err("should timeout on recv 1xx frame");
+        actix_rt::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(15), req)
+            .await
+            .expect("request future stalled on recv 1xx frame")
+            .expect_err("should timeout on recv 1xx frame");
 
         let req = srv.request(Method::GET, srv.surl("/1")).send();
         let response = req.await.unwrap();
diff --git a/actix-http/tests/test_rustls.rs b/actix-http/tests/test_rustls.rs
index b58c1138d..966ab3967 100644
--- a/actix-http/tests/test_rustls.rs
+++ b/actix-http/tests/test_rustls.rs
@@ -219,13 +219,19 @@ async fn h2_content_length() {
             let req = srv
                 .request(Method::HEAD, srv.surl(&format!("/{}", i)))
                 .send();
-            let _response = req.await.expect_err("should timeout on recv 1xx frame");
+            actix_rt::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(15), req)
+                .await
+                .expect("request future stalled on recv 1xx frame")
+                .expect_err("should timeout on recv 1xx frame");
             // assert_eq!(response.headers().get(&header), None);
 
             let req = srv
                 .request(Method::GET, srv.surl(&format!("/{}", i)))
                 .send();
-            let _response = req.await.expect_err("should timeout on recv 1xx frame");
+            actix_rt::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(15), req)
+                .await
+                .expect("request future stalled on recv 1xx frame")
+                .expect_err("should timeout on recv 1xx frame");
             // assert_eq!(response.headers().get(&header), None);
         }