diff --git a/repos/base/run/slab.run b/repos/base/run/slab.run
index 1c9a55f1ba..7d3e0e7d31 100644
--- a/repos/base/run/slab.run
+++ b/repos/base/run/slab.run
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ install_config {
 			<resource name="RAM" quantum="1M"/>
 			<provides><service name="Timer"/></provides>
 		</start>
-		<start name="test-slab">
+		<start name="test-slab" caps="140">
 			<resource name="RAM" quantum="64M"/>
 		</start>
 	</config>
diff --git a/repos/libports/run/fetchurl.run b/repos/libports/run/fetchurl.run
index c1a88c3aae..3b1a2de2aa 100644
--- a/repos/libports/run/fetchurl.run
+++ b/repos/libports/run/fetchurl.run
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ append config {
 append_platform_drv_config
 
 append_if [have_spec gpio] config "
-	<start name=\"[gpio_drv]\">
+	<start name=\"[gpio_drv]\" caps=\"140\">
 		<resource name=\"RAM\" quantum=\"4M\"/>
 		<provides><service name=\"Gpio\"/></provides>
 		<config/>
diff --git a/repos/libports/run/lwip.run b/repos/libports/run/lwip.run
index dd71d2a589..6a892b7805 100644
--- a/repos/libports/run/lwip.run
+++ b/repos/libports/run/lwip.run
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ set config {
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="1M"/>
 		<provides> <service name="Timer"/> </provides>
 	</start>
-	<start name="test-lwip_httpsrv">
+	<start name="test-lwip_httpsrv" caps="120">
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="5M"/>
 		<config>
 			<vfs> <dir name="dev"> <log/> </dir> </vfs>
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ set config {
 	</start>}
 
 append_if [have_spec gpio] config "
-	<start name=\"[gpio_drv]\">
+	<start name=\"[gpio_drv]\" caps=\"140\">
 		<resource name=\"RAM\" quantum=\"4M\"/>
 		<provides><service name=\"Gpio\"/></provides>
 		<config/>
diff --git a/repos/libports/run/nic_bridge.run b/repos/libports/run/nic_bridge.run
index cf4d87dc8d..611f8336c2 100644
--- a/repos/libports/run/nic_bridge.run
+++ b/repos/libports/run/nic_bridge.run
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ append config {
 			      gateway="10.0.2.1"/>
 		</config>
 	</start>
-	<start name="test-http_clnt">
+	<start name="test-http_clnt" caps="120">
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="32M"/>
 		<route>
 			<service name="Nic"> <child name="nic_bridge"/> </service>
@@ -126,4 +126,4 @@ append_if [have_spec lan9118] qemu_args " -net nic,model=lan9118 "
 
 append qemu_args " -net user "
 
-run_genode_until ".*\"test-http_clnt\" exited with exit value 0.*\n" 30
+run_genode_until ".*\"test-http_clnt\" exited with exit value 0.*\n" 40
diff --git a/repos/os/run/trace_logger.run b/repos/os/run/trace_logger.run
index 6c23447c09..7042e21f22 100644
--- a/repos/os/run/trace_logger.run
+++ b/repos/os/run/trace_logger.run
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ append config {
 append_platform_drv_config
 
 append_if [have_spec gpio] config "
-	<start name=\"[gpio_drv]\">
+	<start name=\"[gpio_drv]\" caps=\"140\">
 		<resource name=\"RAM\" quantum=\"4M\"/>
 		<provides><service name=\"Gpio\"/></provides>
 		<config/>
diff --git a/repos/ports/run/netperf.inc b/repos/ports/run/netperf.inc
index edd36c255b..4a02ac99c4 100644
--- a/repos/ports/run/netperf.inc
+++ b/repos/ports/run/netperf.inc
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ set config {
 	</start> }
 
 append_if [have_spec gpio] config "
-	<start name=\"[gpio_drv]\" caps=\"120\">
+	<start name=\"[gpio_drv]\" caps=\"140\">
 		<resource name=\"RAM\" quantum=\"4M\"/>
 		<provides><service name=\"Gpio\"/></provides>
 		<config/>
diff --git a/repos/ports/run/noux_net_netcat.run b/repos/ports/run/noux_net_netcat.run
index 7999934a7c..19bcf6d2dd 100644
--- a/repos/ports/run/noux_net_netcat.run
+++ b/repos/ports/run/noux_net_netcat.run
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ append_if $use_nic_driver config {
 	</start>}
 
 append_if [have_spec gpio] config "
-	<start name=\"[gpio_drv]\">
+	<start name=\"[gpio_drv]\" caps=\"140\">
 		<resource name=\"RAM\" quantum=\"4M\"/>
 		<provides><service name=\"Gpio\"/></provides>
 		<config/>