diff --git a/backend/__tests__/integration/adminBackupCoverage.test.js b/backend/__tests__/integration/adminBackupCoverage.test.js
index 18fe862a..0cc5bbe0 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/integration/adminBackupCoverage.test.js
+++ b/backend/__tests__/integration/adminBackupCoverage.test.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jest.mock('../../src/middleware/permissions', () => ({
   requirePermission: () => (_req, _res, next) => next(),
 }));
 
-jest.setTimeout(30000);
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 
 describe('GET /api/admin/system-health/backup-coverage', () => {
   let db;
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/integration/adminBackupIntegrity.test.js b/backend/__tests__/integration/adminBackupIntegrity.test.js
index 9a046cc8..641764cf 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/integration/adminBackupIntegrity.test.js
+++ b/backend/__tests__/integration/adminBackupIntegrity.test.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jest.mock('../../src/middleware/permissions', () => ({
   requirePermission: () => (_req, _res, next) => next(),
 }));
 
-jest.setTimeout(30000);
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 
 describe('GET /api/admin/system-health/backup-integrity', () => {
   let cleanup;
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/integration/backupService.configurableWalker.test.js b/backend/__tests__/integration/backupService.configurableWalker.test.js
index 583ab504..c4cf633d 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/integration/backupService.configurableWalker.test.js
+++ b/backend/__tests__/integration/backupService.configurableWalker.test.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 
 const { bootCrmDb } = require('./helpers/crmDb');
 
-jest.setTimeout(30000);
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 
 describe('backupService — configurable walker (backup_paths)', () => {
   let db;
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/integration/backupService.inlineDbDump.test.js b/backend/__tests__/integration/backupService.inlineDbDump.test.js
index 431d6dc4..d24ce204 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/integration/backupService.inlineDbDump.test.js
+++ b/backend/__tests__/integration/backupService.inlineDbDump.test.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jest.mock('../../src/services/databaseBackup', () => ({
   DatabaseBackupService: class {},
 }));
 
-jest.setTimeout(30000);
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 
 describe('backupService — inline DB dump + fail-loud guard', () => {
   let db;
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/integration/backupService.perPathStats.test.js b/backend/__tests__/integration/backupService.perPathStats.test.js
index 3e65ca12..562ec97d 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/integration/backupService.perPathStats.test.js
+++ b/backend/__tests__/integration/backupService.perPathStats.test.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 
 const { bootCrmDb } = require('./helpers/crmDb');
 
-jest.setTimeout(30000);
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 
 describe('backupService — per-Stage-B-path statistics', () => {
   let db;
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/integration/backupService.smoke.test.js b/backend/__tests__/integration/backupService.smoke.test.js
index e1f90fb6..7c47a124 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/integration/backupService.smoke.test.js
+++ b/backend/__tests__/integration/backupService.smoke.test.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 
 const { bootCrmDb } = require('./helpers/crmDb');
 
-jest.setTimeout(30000);
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 
 describe('backupService — config + file collection + manifest (smoke)', () => {
   let db;
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/integration/bookingCutover.test.js b/backend/__tests__/integration/bookingCutover.test.js
index 563d4fd6..34759e74 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/integration/bookingCutover.test.js
+++ b/backend/__tests__/integration/bookingCutover.test.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 const crypto = require('crypto');
 const { bootCrmDb, seedMinimal } = require('./helpers/crmDb');
 
-jest.setTimeout(30000);
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 
 describe('booking cutover — draft invoices on hold', () => {
   let db; let cleanup; let adminId; let customerId; let quoteService;
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/integration/categoryReorder.test.js b/backend/__tests__/integration/categoryReorder.test.js
index 48f6f06c..43955e9b 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/integration/categoryReorder.test.js
+++ b/backend/__tests__/integration/categoryReorder.test.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const {
   bootCrmDb, seedMinimal, assignAdminRole, mintAdminToken, buildRouteApp,
 } = require('./helpers/crmDb');
 
-jest.setTimeout(30000);
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 
 describe('category ordering (#782)', () => {
   let db;
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/integration/discountLineItems.test.js b/backend/__tests__/integration/discountLineItems.test.js
index 6b222d36..2a041eb3 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/integration/discountLineItems.test.js
+++ b/backend/__tests__/integration/discountLineItems.test.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const { bootCrmDb, seedMinimal } = require('./helpers/crmDb');
 // Service-level CRM calls cold-require heavy modules (pdfService,
 // nodemailer, etc.) on first use; the global 5 s per-test budget is
 // too tight for that. Bump it for this file only.
-jest.setTimeout(30000);
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 
 describe('discount line items (negative unit_price_minor)', () => {
   let db;
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/integration/eventTypeRename.test.js b/backend/__tests__/integration/eventTypeRename.test.js
index caf41597..93c2ab66 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/integration/eventTypeRename.test.js
+++ b/backend/__tests__/integration/eventTypeRename.test.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 const { bootCrmDb, seedMinimal } = require('./helpers/crmDb');
 
 // bootCrmDb runs the full core-migration set in beforeAll.
-jest.setTimeout(30000);
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 
 describe('event type slug rename cascade', () => {
   let db;
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/integration/galleryShortUrlRoute.test.js b/backend/__tests__/integration/galleryShortUrlRoute.test.js
index fd157c84..ced0c279 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/integration/galleryShortUrlRoute.test.js
+++ b/backend/__tests__/integration/galleryShortUrlRoute.test.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const request = require('supertest');
 
 const { bootCrmDb } = require('./helpers/crmDb');
 
-jest.setTimeout(60000);
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 
 let db; let cleanup; let service; let app;
 
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/integration/galleryShortUrls.test.js b/backend/__tests__/integration/galleryShortUrls.test.js
index cc3b40ec..c8ae58e4 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/integration/galleryShortUrls.test.js
+++ b/backend/__tests__/integration/galleryShortUrls.test.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  */
 const { bootCrmDb } = require('./helpers/crmDb');
 
-jest.setTimeout(60000);
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 
 let db; let cleanup; let service; let adminId;
 
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/integration/incomingInvoiceRebill.test.js b/backend/__tests__/integration/incomingInvoiceRebill.test.js
index 9d9312c7..0af12ed6 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/integration/incomingInvoiceRebill.test.js
+++ b/backend/__tests__/integration/incomingInvoiceRebill.test.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const { bootCrmDb, seedMinimal } = require('./helpers/crmDb');
 
 // Service-level CRM calls cold-require heavy modules (pdfService, nodemailer)
 // on first use; bump the budget for this file.
-jest.setTimeout(60000);
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 
 describe('incoming-invoice categorise / re-bill chain', () => {
   let db;
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/integration/installFromBackupBoot.test.js b/backend/__tests__/integration/installFromBackupBoot.test.js
index 976def16..328c0295 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/integration/installFromBackupBoot.test.js
+++ b/backend/__tests__/integration/installFromBackupBoot.test.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jest.mock('../../src/services/restoreService', () => ({
   },
 }));
 
-jest.setTimeout(30000);
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 
 describe('installFromBackupBoot', () => {
   let db;
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/integration/invoiceDunning.test.js b/backend/__tests__/integration/invoiceDunning.test.js
index 8b4194a3..ce069b1b 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/integration/invoiceDunning.test.js
+++ b/backend/__tests__/integration/invoiceDunning.test.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const { bootCrmDb, seedMinimal } = require('./helpers/crmDb');
 // bootCrmDb runs the full core-migration set in beforeAll; under full-suite
 // parallel load on a small CI runner that can exceed the 5s default. Match the
 // other migration-heavy CRM suites (discountLineItems, incomingInvoiceRebill).
-jest.setTimeout(30000);
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 
 let db;
 let cleanup;
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/integration/resetAdminMfaCli.test.js b/backend/__tests__/integration/resetAdminMfaCli.test.js
index 3aa3f2bb..0b8414fb 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/integration/resetAdminMfaCli.test.js
+++ b/backend/__tests__/integration/resetAdminMfaCli.test.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const { execFileSync } = require('child_process');
 
 const { bootCrmDb } = require('./helpers/crmDb');
 
-jest.setTimeout(60000);
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 
 let db;
 let cleanup;
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/integration/workflowEngine.test.js b/backend/__tests__/integration/workflowEngine.test.js
index 5881d90e..83072f72 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/integration/workflowEngine.test.js
+++ b/backend/__tests__/integration/workflowEngine.test.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const { bootCrmDb } = require('./helpers/crmDb');
 // bootCrmDb runs the full core-migration set in beforeAll; under full-suite
 // parallel load on a small CI runner that can exceed the 5s default. Match the
 // other migration-heavy CRM suites (discountLineItems, incomingInvoiceRebill).
-jest.setTimeout(30000);
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 
 let db;
 let cleanup;
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/integration/workflowRoutes.test.js b/backend/__tests__/integration/workflowRoutes.test.js
index c5126c84..5f4916c9 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/integration/workflowRoutes.test.js
+++ b/backend/__tests__/integration/workflowRoutes.test.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const {
 // bootCrmDb runs the full core-migration set in beforeAll; under full-suite
 // parallel load on a small CI runner that can exceed the 5s default. Match the
 // other migration-heavy CRM suites (discountLineItems, incomingInvoiceRebill).
-jest.setTimeout(30000);
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 
 let db;
 let cleanup;
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/routes/adminMfa.test.js b/backend/__tests__/routes/adminMfa.test.js
index 352f2a6e..973c6456 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/routes/adminMfa.test.js
+++ b/backend/__tests__/routes/adminMfa.test.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const {
   bootCrmDb, mintAdminToken, buildRouteApp,
 } = require('../integration/helpers/crmDb');
 
-jest.setTimeout(60000);
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 
 let db;
 let cleanup;
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/services/backupIntegrityService.test.js b/backend/__tests__/services/backupIntegrityService.test.js
index 52e2c6bf..0fb1fb99 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/services/backupIntegrityService.test.js
+++ b/backend/__tests__/services/backupIntegrityService.test.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const crypto = require('crypto');
 
 const { bootCrmDb, seedMinimal } = require('../integration/helpers/crmDb');
 
-jest.setTimeout(30000);
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 
 describe('backupIntegrityService.verifyDocumentArtefacts', () => {
   let db;
diff --git a/backend/jest.config.js b/backend/jest.config.js
index 2c28c3db..ff65705e 100644
--- a/backend/jest.config.js
+++ b/backend/jest.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 module.exports = {
   testEnvironment: 'node',
+  // bootCrmDb() runs EVERY core migration in beforeAll; the chain keeps
+  // growing (163-165 pushed several suites past jest's default on CI
+  // runners — the 3.94 release PR failed on exactly this). 120s matches
+  // the convention the newer suites already pin explicitly.
+  testTimeout: 120000,
   coverageDirectory: 'coverage',
   collectCoverageFrom: [
     'src/**/*.js',