diff --git a/packages/core/ava.config.js b/packages/core/ava.config.js
index f313d703b..80d7f5dab 100644
--- a/packages/core/ava.config.js
+++ b/packages/core/ava.config.js
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ module.exports = {
   environmentVariables: {
     FORCE_COLOR: '0',
   },
+  timeout: '30s',
 };
diff --git a/packages/plugin-hardhat/ava.config.js b/packages/plugin-hardhat/ava.config.js
index 92db61f76..9529b4991 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-hardhat/ava.config.js
+++ b/packages/plugin-hardhat/ava.config.js
@@ -5,4 +5,7 @@ module.exports = {
   serial: true,
   failWithoutAssertions: false,
   snapshotDir: '.',
+  environmentVariables: {
+    FORCE_COLOR: '0',
+  },
 };