diff --git a/beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/src/peer_manager/peerdb.rs b/beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/src/peer_manager/peerdb.rs
index 38a1fa39b..b5aa2cb3d 100644
--- a/beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/src/peer_manager/peerdb.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/src/peer_manager/peerdb.rs
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ impl<TSpec: EthSpec> PeerDB<TSpec> {
         info.connection_status = PeerConnectionStatus::Dialing {
             since: Instant::now(),
         };
-        debug!(self.log, "Peer dialing in db"; "peer_id" => peer_id.to_string(), "n_dc" => self.n_dc);
     }
 
     /// Update min ttl of a peer.
@@ -280,7 +279,6 @@ impl<TSpec: EthSpec> PeerDB<TSpec> {
             self.n_dc = self.n_dc.saturating_sub(1);
         }
         info.connection_status.connect_ingoing();
-        debug!(self.log, "Peer connected to db"; "peer_id" => peer_id.to_string(), "n_dc" => self.n_dc);
     }
 
     /// Sets a peer as connected with an outgoing connection.
@@ -291,7 +289,6 @@ impl<TSpec: EthSpec> PeerDB<TSpec> {
             self.n_dc = self.n_dc.saturating_sub(1);
         }
         info.connection_status.connect_outgoing();
-        debug!(self.log, "Peer connected to db"; "peer_id" => peer_id.to_string(), "n_dc" => self.n_dc);
     }
 
     /// Sets the peer as disconnected. A banned peer remains banned
@@ -306,7 +303,6 @@ impl<TSpec: EthSpec> PeerDB<TSpec> {
             info.connection_status.disconnect();
             self.n_dc += 1;
         }
-        debug!(self.log, "Peer disconnected from db"; "peer_id" => peer_id.to_string(), "n_dc" => self.n_dc);
         self.shrink_to_fit();
     }
 
@@ -338,7 +334,6 @@ impl<TSpec: EthSpec> PeerDB<TSpec> {
         if info.connection_status.is_disconnected() {
             self.n_dc = self.n_dc.saturating_sub(1);
         }
-        debug!(self.log, "Peer banned"; "peer_id" => peer_id.to_string(), "n_dc" => self.n_dc);
         info.connection_status.ban();
     }
 
@@ -411,7 +406,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     fn get_db() -> PeerDB<M> {
-        let log = build_log(slog::Level::Debug, true);
+        let log = build_log(slog::Level::Debug, false);
         PeerDB::new(&log)
     }
 
diff --git a/beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/tests/gossipsub_tests.rs b/beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/tests/gossipsub_tests.rs
index 3fcd9b701..809920a56 100644
--- a/beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/tests/gossipsub_tests.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/tests/gossipsub_tests.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+/* These are temporarily disabled due to their non-deterministic behaviour and impending update to
+ * gossipsub 1.1. We leave these here as a template for future test upgrades
+
+
 #![cfg(test)]
 use crate::types::GossipEncoding;
 use ::types::{BeaconBlock, EthSpec, MinimalEthSpec, Signature, SignedBeaconBlock};
@@ -164,3 +168,4 @@ async fn test_gossipsub_full_mesh_publish() {
             }
     }
 }
+*/
diff --git a/beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/tests/rpc_tests.rs b/beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/tests/rpc_tests.rs
index 7cd5b059f..7218a64c0 100644
--- a/beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/tests/rpc_tests.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/eth2-libp2p/tests/rpc_tests.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ async fn test_status_rpc() {
     tokio::select! {
         _ = sender_future => {}
         _ = receiver_future => {}
-        _ = delay_for(Duration::from_millis(800)) => {
+        _ = delay_for(Duration::from_millis(2000)) => {
             panic!("Future timed out");
         }
     }
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ async fn test_blocks_by_range_chunked_rpc() {
     tokio::select! {
         _ = sender_future => {}
         _ = receiver_future => {}
-        _ = delay_for(Duration::from_millis(800)) => {
+        _ = delay_for(Duration::from_millis(2000)) => {
             panic!("Future timed out");
         }
     }
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ async fn test_blocks_by_range_chunked_rpc_terminates_correctly() {
     tokio::select! {
         _ = sender_future => {}
         _ = receiver_future => {}
-        _ = delay_for(Duration::from_millis(50000)) => {
+        _ = delay_for(Duration::from_millis(2000)) => {
             panic!("Future timed out");
         }
     }
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ async fn test_blocks_by_root_chunked_rpc() {
     tokio::select! {
         _ = sender_future => {}
         _ = receiver_future => {}
-        _ = delay_for(Duration::from_millis(1000)) => {
+        _ = delay_for(Duration::from_millis(2000)) => {
             panic!("Future timed out");
         }
     }
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ async fn test_blocks_by_root_chunked_rpc_terminates_correctly() {
     tokio::select! {
         _ = sender_future => {}
         _ = receiver_future => {}
-        _ = delay_for(Duration::from_millis(1000)) => {
+        _ = delay_for(Duration::from_millis(2000)) => {
             panic!("Future timed out");
         }
     }
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ async fn test_goodbye_rpc() {
     tokio::select! {
         _ = sender_future => {}
         _ = receiver_future => {}
-        _ = delay_for(Duration::from_millis(1000)) => {
+        _ = delay_for(Duration::from_millis(2000)) => {
             panic!("Future timed out");
         }
     }