diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_securejoin.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_securejoin.py
index 2893de061..79924121d 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_securejoin.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_securejoin.py
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ def test_qr_securejoin_broadcast(acfactory, all_devices_online):
 
     logging.info("Alice creates a broadcast")
     alice_chat = alice.create_broadcast("Broadcast channel for everyone!")
+    snapshot = alice_chat.get_basic_snapshot()
+    assert not snapshot.is_unpromoted  # Broadcast channels are never unpromoted
 
     logging.info("Bob joins the broadcast")
 
@@ -169,6 +171,8 @@ def test_qr_securejoin_broadcast(acfactory, all_devices_online):
         hello_msg = chat_msgs[2].get_snapshot()
         assert hello_msg.text == "Hello everyone!"
         assert not hello_msg.is_info
+        assert hello_msg.show_padlock
+        assert hello_msg.error is None
 
         assert len(chat_msgs) == 3
 
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py
index 26a5fd3c3..0ca201ea4 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 import pytest
 
 from deltachat_rpc_client import Contact, EventType, Message, events
-from deltachat_rpc_client.const import ChatType, DownloadState, MessageState
+from deltachat_rpc_client.const import DownloadState, MessageState
 from deltachat_rpc_client.pytestplugin import E2EE_INFO_MSGS
 from deltachat_rpc_client.rpc import JsonRpcError
 
@@ -874,36 +874,3 @@ def test_delete_deltachat_folder(acfactory, direct_imap):
     assert msg.text == "hello"
 
     assert "DeltaChat" in ac1_direct_imap.list_folders()
-
-
-def test_broadcast(acfactory):
-    alice, bob = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
-
-    alice_chat = alice.create_broadcast("My great channel")
-    snapshot = alice_chat.get_basic_snapshot()
-    assert snapshot.name == "My great channel"
-    assert not snapshot.is_unpromoted  # Broadcast channels are never unpromoted
-    assert snapshot.is_encrypted
-    assert snapshot.chat_type == ChatType.OUT_BROADCAST
-
-    alice_contact_bob = alice.create_contact(bob, "Bob")
-    alice_chat.add_contact(alice_contact_bob)
-
-    alice_msg = alice_chat.send_message(text="hello").get_snapshot()
-    assert alice_msg.text == "hello"
-    assert alice_msg.show_padlock
-
-    bob_msg = bob.wait_for_incoming_msg().get_snapshot()
-    assert bob_msg.text == "hello"
-    assert bob_msg.show_padlock
-    assert bob_msg.error is None
-
-    bob_chat = bob.get_chat_by_id(bob_msg.chat_id)
-    bob_chat_snapshot = bob_chat.get_basic_snapshot()
-    assert bob_chat_snapshot.name == "My great channel"
-    assert not bob_chat_snapshot.is_unpromoted
-    assert bob_chat_snapshot.is_encrypted
-    assert bob_chat_snapshot.chat_type == ChatType.IN_BROADCAST
-    assert bob_chat_snapshot.is_contact_request
-
-    assert not bob_chat.can_send()
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/tox.ini b/deltachat-rpc-client/tox.ini
index 42da40ba2..2ad52b8f5 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/tox.ini
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/tox.ini
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ envlist =
 
 [testenv]
 commands =
-    pytest {posargs}
+    pytest -n6 {posargs}
 setenv =
 # Avoid stack overflow when Rust core is built without optimizations.
     RUST_MIN_STACK=8388608
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ commands =
     ruff check src/ examples/ tests/
 
 [pytest]
-timeout = 30
+timeout = 300
 log_cli = true
 log_level = debug