diff --git a/scripts/ci.sh b/scripts/ci.sh
index e6368ce2ad..8d76c1b82a 100755
--- a/scripts/ci.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+export TIMEOUT_SCALE_FACTOR=10
+export SELF_TEST_EXCLUDE="less"
+export TEST_PACKAGES_EXCLUDE="^autoupdate|^can't publish package with colons|^old cli tests|^create$|lint package on \`meteor publish\`|^logs - logged out|^mongo - logged out|^minifiers can't register non-js|^minifiers: apps can't use|^package skeleton|^springboard|^writing versions file|^unknown release|^update during run|^source maps|^wipe all packages"
+
 # run different jobs based on CicleCI parallel container index
 case $CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX in
 0)