diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/device_proxy.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/device_proxy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00ba0904c7bd01fa2ce1453a4c6701d6a4246e14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/device_proxy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from tango import DeviceProxy
+
+
+class TestDeviceProxy(DeviceProxy):
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(TestDeviceProxy, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.set_timeout_millis(10000)
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_recv.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_recv.py
index 68ac9bce1e4fa1e925af1f4738dd3b958d01cda3..6e6e8602e0662750b7b097c4e60f7fef0ce056a2 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_recv.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_recv.py
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the APACHE license.
 # See LICENSE.txt for more info.
 
-from tango import DeviceProxy
 from tango._tango import DevState
 
+from tangostationcontrol.integration_test.device_proxy import TestDeviceProxy
 from tangostationcontrol.integration_test import base
 
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class TestDeviceRECV(base.IntegrationTestCase):
 
     def tearDown(self):
         """Turn device Off in teardown to prevent blocking tests"""
-        d = DeviceProxy("LTS/RECV/1")
+        d = TestDeviceProxy("LTS/RECV/1")
 
         try:
             d.Off()
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ class TestDeviceRECV(base.IntegrationTestCase):
     def test_device_proxy_recv(self):
         """Test if we can successfully create a DeviceProxy and fetch state"""
 
-        d = DeviceProxy("LTS/RECV/1")
+        d = TestDeviceProxy("LTS/RECV/1")
 
         self.assertEqual(DevState.OFF, d.state())
 
     def test_device_recv_initialize(self):
         """Test if we can transition to standby"""
 
-        d = DeviceProxy("LTS/RECV/1")
+        d = TestDeviceProxy("LTS/RECV/1")
 
         d.Initialise()
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class TestDeviceRECV(base.IntegrationTestCase):
     def test_device_recv_on(self):
         """Test if we can transition to on"""
 
-        d = DeviceProxy("LTS/RECV/1")
+        d = TestDeviceProxy("LTS/RECV/1")
 
         d.Initialise()
 
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_sdp.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_sdp.py
index 333f4a830349cded5967c8440c76de091b75211a..faf965eb00c8c57785712b6bb581d9118c4632ba 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_sdp.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_sdp.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from tango import DeviceProxy
 from tango._tango import DevState
 
+from tangostationcontrol.integration_test.device_proxy import TestDeviceProxy
 from tangostationcontrol.integration_test import base
 
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ class TestDeviceSDP(base.IntegrationTestCase):
 
     def tearDown(self):
         """Turn device Off in teardown to prevent blocking tests"""
-        d = DeviceProxy("LTS/SDP/1")
+        d = TestDeviceProxy("LTS/SDP/1")
 
         try:
             d.Off()
@@ -32,21 +33,21 @@ class TestDeviceSDP(base.IntegrationTestCase):
     def test_device_proxy_sdp(self):
         """Test if we can successfully create a DeviceProxy and fetch state"""
 
-        d = DeviceProxy("LTS/SDP/1")
+        d = TestDeviceProxy("LTS/SDP/1")
 
         self.assertEqual(DevState.OFF, d.state())
 
     def test_device_sdp_ping(self):
         """Test if we can successfully ping the device server"""
 
-        d = DeviceProxy("LTS/SDP/1")
+        d = TestDeviceProxy("LTS/SDP/1")
 
         self.assertGreater(d.ping(), 0)
 
     def test_device_sdp_initialize(self):
         """Test if we can transition to standby"""
 
-        d = DeviceProxy("LTS/SDP/1")
+        d = TestDeviceProxy("LTS/SDP/1")
 
         d.Initialise()
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ class TestDeviceSDP(base.IntegrationTestCase):
     def test_device_sdp_on(self):
         """Test if we can transition to on"""
 
-        d = DeviceProxy("LTS/SDP/1")
+        d = TestDeviceProxy("LTS/SDP/1")
 
         d.Initialise()
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ class TestDeviceSDP(base.IntegrationTestCase):
     def test_device_sdp_read_attribute(self):
         """Test if we can read an attribute obtained over OPC-UA"""
 
-        d = DeviceProxy("LTS/SDP/1")
+        d = TestDeviceProxy("LTS/SDP/1")
 
         d.initialise()
 
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_sst.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_sst.py
index 7c20dc1cc96b5c87c6a1f2dc6e3cc5ef10fd2c13..513d5f7eaf5f5184db3960bff2eb4b8e300f0c74 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_sst.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_sst.py
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import socket
 import sys
 import time
 
-from tango import DeviceProxy
 from tango._tango import DevState
 
+from tangostationcontrol.integration_test.device_proxy import base, TestDeviceProxy
 from tangostationcontrol.integration_test import base
 
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class TestDeviceSST(base.IntegrationTestCase):
 
     def tearDown(self):
         """Turn device Off in teardown to prevent blocking tests"""
-        d = DeviceProxy("LTS/SST/1")
+        d = TestDeviceProxy("LTS/SST/1")
 
         try:
             d.Off()
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ class TestDeviceSST(base.IntegrationTestCase):
     def test_device_proxy_sst(self):
         """Test if we can successfully create a DeviceProxy and fetch state"""
 
-        d = DeviceProxy("LTS/SST/1")
+        d = TestDeviceProxy("LTS/SST/1")
 
         self.assertEqual(DevState.OFF, d.state())
 
     def test_device_sst_initialize(self):
         """Test if we can transition to standby"""
 
-        d = DeviceProxy("LTS/SST/1")
+        d = TestDeviceProxy("LTS/SST/1")
 
         d.initialise()
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class TestDeviceSST(base.IntegrationTestCase):
 
         port_property = {"Statistics_Client_TCP_Port": "4999"}
 
-        d = DeviceProxy("LTS/SST/1")
+        d = TestDeviceProxy("LTS/SST/1")
 
         self.assertEqual(DevState.OFF, d.state(),
                          "Prerequisite could not be met "
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class TestDeviceSST(base.IntegrationTestCase):
     def test_device_sst_send_udp(self):
         port_property = {"Statistics_Client_TCP_Port": "4998"}
 
-        d = DeviceProxy("LTS/SST/1")
+        d = TestDeviceProxy("LTS/SST/1")
 
         self.assertEqual(DevState.OFF, d.state(),
                          "Prerequisite could not be met "
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class TestDeviceSST(base.IntegrationTestCase):
 
         m_data = "Hello World!".encode("UTF-8")
 
-        d = DeviceProxy("LTS/SST/1")
+        d = TestDeviceProxy("LTS/SST/1")
 
         self.assertEqual(DevState.OFF, d.state(),
                          "Prerequisite could not be met "
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_unb2.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_unb2.py
index a262aab7daa17a74253de7c8fb82d668496ded69..c699e225c05861f61786f332a70ccb3191f2dc5f 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_unb2.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_unb2.py
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the APACHE license.
 # See LICENSE.txt for more info.
 
-from tango import DeviceProxy
 from tango._tango import DevState
 
+from tangostationcontrol.integration_test.device_proxy import TestDeviceProxy
 from tangostationcontrol.integration_test import base
 
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class TestDeviceUNB2(base.IntegrationTestCase):
 
     def tearDown(self):
         """Turn device Off in teardown to prevent blocking tests"""
-        d = DeviceProxy("LTS/UNB2/1")
+        d = TestDeviceProxy("LTS/UNB2/1")
 
         try:
             d.Off()
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ class TestDeviceUNB2(base.IntegrationTestCase):
     def test_device_proxy_unb2(self):
         """Test if we can successfully create a DeviceProxy and fetch state"""
 
-        d = DeviceProxy("LTS/UNB2/1")
+        d = TestDeviceProxy("LTS/UNB2/1")
 
         self.assertEqual(DevState.OFF, d.state())
 
     def test_device_unb2_initialize(self):
         """Test if we can transition to standby"""
 
-        d = DeviceProxy("LTS/UNB2/1")
+        d = TestDeviceProxy("LTS/UNB2/1")
 
         d.initialise()
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class TestDeviceUNB2(base.IntegrationTestCase):
     def test_device_unb2_on(self):
         """Test if we can transition to on"""
 
-        d = DeviceProxy("LTS/UNB2/1")
+        d = TestDeviceProxy("LTS/UNB2/1")
 
         d.initialise()