diff --git a/tests/test_debugger.py b/tests/test_debugger.py
index 766f8bd..f35ff89 100644
--- a/tests/test_debugger.py
+++ b/tests/test_debugger.py
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ def test_multi_subactors(spawn):
     assert 'bdb.BdbQuit' in before
 
 
-def test_multi_daemon_subactors(spawn):
+def test_multi_daemon_subactors(spawn, loglevel):
     """Multiple daemon subactors, both erroring and breakpointing within a
     stream.
     """
@@ -313,8 +313,15 @@ def test_multi_daemon_subactors(spawn):
     before = str(child.before.decode())
     assert "tractor._exceptions.RemoteActorError: ('name_error'" in before
 
-    child.sendline('c')
-    child.expect(pexpect.EOF)
+    try:
+        child.sendline('c')
+        child.expect(pexpect.EOF)
+    except pexpect.exceptions.TIMEOUT:
+        # Failed to exit using continue..?
+
+        child.sendline('q')
+        child.expect(pexpect.EOF)
+
 
 
 def test_multi_subactors_root_errors(spawn):
@@ -362,9 +369,25 @@ def test_multi_nested_subactors_error_through_nurseries(spawn):
 
     child = spawn('multi_nested_subactors_error_up_through_nurseries')
 
-    for _ in range(12):
-        child.expect(r"\(Pdb\+\+\)")
-        child.sendline('c')
+    for i in range(12):
+        try:
+            child.expect(r"\(Pdb\+\+\)")
+            child.sendline('c')
+            time.sleep(0.1)
+
+        except (
+            pexpect.exceptions.EOF,
+            pexpect.exceptions.TIMEOUT,
+        ):
+            # races all over..
+
+            print(f"Failed early on {i}?")
+            before = str(child.before.decode())
+
+            timed_out_early = True
+
+            # race conditions on how fast the continue is sent?
+            break
 
     child.expect(pexpect.EOF)