diff --git a/python/README.rst b/python/README.rst
index 22de2bb9b..49c86cd4a 100644
--- a/python/README.rst
+++ b/python/README.rst
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Afterwards ``which python`` tells you that it comes out of the "venv"
 directory that contains all python install artifacts. Let's first
 install test tools::
 
-    pip install pytest pytest-timeout requests
+    pip install pytest pytest-timeout pytest-rerunfailures requests
 
 then cargo-build and install the deltachat bindings::
 
diff --git a/python/tox.ini b/python/tox.ini
index c0776790a..51392338d 100644
--- a/python/tox.ini
+++ b/python/tox.ini
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ passenv =
     DCC_PY_LIVECONFIG
 deps = 
     pytest
-    pytest-faulthandler
+    pytest-rerunfailures
+    pytest-timeout
+    pytest-xdist
+    auditwheel
     pdbpp
     requests
 
@@ -51,11 +54,12 @@ commands =
 
 
 [pytest]
-addopts = -v -rs
+addopts = -v -rs --reruns 3 --reruns-delay 2
 python_files = tests/test_*.py 
 norecursedirs = .tox 
 xfail_strict=true
-timeout = 60
+timeout = 60 
+timeout_method = thread
 
 [flake8]
 max-line-length = 120