diff --git a/repos/base/recipes/pkg/test-xml_generator/runtime b/repos/base/recipes/pkg/test-xml_generator/runtime
index 7faf6c0044..b264189d7d 100644
--- a/repos/base/recipes/pkg/test-xml_generator/runtime
+++ b/repos/base/recipes/pkg/test-xml_generator/runtime
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 		</default-route>
 		<default caps="100"/>
 		<start name="test-xml_generator">
-			<resource name="RAM" quantum="1M"/>
+			<resource name="RAM" quantum="2M"/>
 		</start>
 	</config>
 </runtime>
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/depot_autopilot.run b/repos/gems/run/depot_autopilot.run
index 742a8b4838..3b27bfac67 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/depot_autopilot.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/depot_autopilot.run
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ proc prepare_to_run_genode { } {
 			</config>
 		</start>
 
-		<start name="fs_rom" priority="-1">
+		<start name="fs_rom" priority="-1" caps="300">
 			<resource name="RAM" quantum="16M"/>
 			<provides> <service name="ROM"/> </provides>
 		</start>
diff --git a/repos/libports/recipes/pkg/test-libc/runtime b/repos/libports/recipes/pkg/test-libc/runtime
index b052f6c502..f66309ff8c 100644
--- a/repos/libports/recipes/pkg/test-libc/runtime
+++ b/repos/libports/recipes/pkg/test-libc/runtime
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<events>
 		<timeout meaning="failed" sec="30" />
 		<log meaning="succeeded">child "test-libc" exited with exit value 0</log>
-		<log meaning="failed">Error: </log>
+		<log meaning="failed">test-libc] Error: </log>
 	</events>
 
 	<content>
diff --git a/repos/libports/recipes/pkg/test-pthread/runtime b/repos/libports/recipes/pkg/test-pthread/runtime
index ef0067f085..6a69d6d264 100644
--- a/repos/libports/recipes/pkg/test-pthread/runtime
+++ b/repos/libports/recipes/pkg/test-pthread/runtime
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 		<timeout meaning="failed" sec="20" />
 		<log meaning="succeeded">--- returning from main ---</log>
 		<log meaning="failed">Error: </log>
+		<log meaning="failed">child "test-pthread" exited</log>
 	</events>
 
 	<content>
diff --git a/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-blk/runtime b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-blk/runtime
index 09918904a8..860b4363b2 100644
--- a/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-blk/runtime
+++ b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-blk/runtime
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 	<events>
 		<timeout meaning="failed" sec="100" />
-		<log     meaning="succeeded">Tests finished successfully</log>
-		<log     meaning="failed"   >Error: </log>
+		<log meaning="succeeded">Tests finished successfully</log>
+		<log meaning="failed">test-blk-cli] Error: </log>
 	</events>
 
 	<content>
diff --git a/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-dynamic_config_loader/runtime b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-dynamic_config_loader/runtime
index 312c17fd6e..b3ed7a825e 100644
--- a/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-dynamic_config_loader/runtime
+++ b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-dynamic_config_loader/runtime
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 		</default-route>
 		<default caps="200"/>
 		<start name="loader">
-			<resource name="RAM" quantum="1M"/>
+			<resource name="RAM" quantum="2M"/>
 			<provides><service name="Loader"/></provides>
 			<config>
 				<policy label_prefix="test-dynamic_config_loader">
diff --git a/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-dynamic_config_slave/runtime b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-dynamic_config_slave/runtime
index 82646dcf9a..e89daa71a5 100644
--- a/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-dynamic_config_slave/runtime
+++ b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-dynamic_config_slave/runtime
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 		</default-route>
 		<default caps="200"/>
 		<start name="test-dynamic_config_master">
-			<resource name="RAM" quantum="2M"/>
+			<resource name="RAM" quantum="4M"/>
 		</start>
 	</config>
 </runtime>
diff --git a/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-fs_packet/runtime b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-fs_packet/runtime
index 60e3721e24..9c228c2b4e 100644
--- a/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-fs_packet/runtime
+++ b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-fs_packet/runtime
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 			<resource name="RAM" quantum="2M"/>
 					<config count="1024"/>
 		</start>
-		<start name="short-test">
+		<start name="short-test" caps="200">
 			<binary name="sequence"/>
 			<resource name="RAM" quantum="4M"/>
 			<config>
diff --git a/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-slab/runtime b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-slab/runtime
index 2c73821791..208321391e 100644
--- a/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-slab/runtime
+++ b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-slab/runtime
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 		<default-route>
 			<any-service> <parent/> <any-child/> </any-service>
 		</default-route>
-		<start name="test-slab" caps="140">
+		<start name="test-slab" caps="200">
 			<resource name="RAM" quantum="64M"/>
 		</start>
 	</config>
diff --git a/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-vfs_stress_fs/runtime b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-vfs_stress_fs/runtime
index cabe84a5ae..8a6bdb7c75 100644
--- a/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-vfs_stress_fs/runtime
+++ b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-vfs_stress_fs/runtime
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 	<events>
 		<timeout meaning="failed" sec="180" />
 		<log meaning="succeeded">child "vfs_stress" exited with exit value 0</log>
-		<log meaning="failed">Error: </log>
 	</events>
 
 	<content>