diff --git a/test/integration/conftest.py b/test/integration/conftest.py
index 74c7a8fd5..85c86aa90 100644
--- a/test/integration/conftest.py
+++ b/test/integration/conftest.py
@@ -310,6 +310,12 @@ def test_domain(test_linode_client):
         domain=domain_addr, soa_email=soa_email, tags=["test-tag"]
     )
 
+    def get_domain_status():
+        domain.invalidate()
+        return domain.status == "active"
+
+    wait_for_condition(3, 30, get_domain_status)
+
     # Create a SRV record
     domain.record_create(
         "SRV",
@@ -333,6 +339,12 @@ def test_volume(test_linode_client):
 
     volume = client.volume_create(label=label, region=region)
 
+    def get_volume_status():
+        volume.invalidate()
+        return volume.status == "active"
+
+    wait_for_condition(5, 45, get_volume_status)
+
     yield volume
 
     send_request_when_resource_available(timeout=100, func=volume.delete)
diff --git a/test/integration/linode_client/test_linode_client.py b/test/integration/linode_client/test_linode_client.py
index 762462220..84c17f831 100644
--- a/test/integration/linode_client/test_linode_client.py
+++ b/test/integration/linode_client/test_linode_client.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import re
 import time
 from test.integration.conftest import get_region
-from test.integration.helpers import get_test_label
+from test.integration.helpers import get_test_label, wait_for_condition
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -55,10 +55,11 @@ def test_fails_to_create_domain_without_soa_email(setup_client_and_linode):
 
     timestamp = str(time.time_ns())
     domain_addr = timestamp + "example.com"
-    try:
-        domain = client.domain_create(domain=domain_addr)
-    except ApiError as e:
-        assert e.status == 400
+
+    with pytest.raises(ApiError) as exc_info:
+        client.domain_create(domain=domain_addr)
+
+    assert exc_info.value.status == 400
 
 
 @pytest.mark.smoke
@@ -90,11 +91,16 @@ def test_get_regions(test_linode_client):
 def test_image_create(setup_client_and_linode):
     client = setup_client_and_linode[0]
     linode = setup_client_and_linode[1]
-
     label = get_test_label()
     description = "Test description"
     tags = ["test"]
-    usable_disk = [v for v in linode.disks if v.filesystem != "swap"]
+
+    def linode_disks_are_ready(linode_instance):
+        linode_instance.invalidate()
+        disks = [d for d in linode_instance.disks if d.filesystem != "swap"]
+        return disks if disks else None
+
+    usable_disk = wait_for_condition(5, 120, linode_disks_are_ready, linode)
 
     image = client.image_create(
         disk=usable_disk[0].id, label=label, description=description, tags=tags
@@ -116,10 +122,11 @@ def test_fails_to_create_image_with_non_existing_disk_id(
     description = "Test description"
     disk_id = 111111
 
-    try:
+    with pytest.raises(ApiError) as exc_info:
         client.image_create(disk=disk_id, label=label, description=description)
-    except ApiError as e:
-        assert 400 <= e.status < 500
+
+    # TODO: Specific status code may be used when defect is solved: ARB-7797
+    assert 400 <= exc_info.value.status < 500
 
 
 def test_fails_to_delete_predefined_images(setup_client_and_linode):
@@ -127,12 +134,11 @@ def test_fails_to_delete_predefined_images(setup_client_and_linode):
 
     images = client.images()
 
-    try:
+    with pytest.raises(ApiError, match="Unauthorized") as exc_info:
         # new images go on top of the list thus choose last image
         images.last().delete()
-    except ApiError as e:
-        assert "Unauthorized" in str(e.json)
-        assert e.status == 403
+
+    assert exc_info.value.status == 403
 
 
 def test_get_volume(test_linode_client, test_volume):
@@ -345,16 +351,15 @@ def test_fails_to_create_cluster_with_invalid_version(test_linode_client):
     client = test_linode_client
     region = get_region(client, {"Kubernetes"}).id
 
-    try:
-        cluster = client.lke.cluster_create(
+    with pytest.raises(ApiError, match="not valid") as exc_info:
+        client.lke.cluster_create(
             region,
             "example-cluster",
             invalid_version,
             {"type": "g6-standard-1", "count": 3},
         )
-    except ApiError as e:
-        assert "not valid" in str(e.json)
-        assert e.status == 400
+
+    assert exc_info.value.status == 400
 
 
 # ObjectStorageGroupTests
diff --git a/test/integration/models/domain/test_domain.py b/test/integration/models/domain/test_domain.py
index d7956d421..0ca674f1a 100644
--- a/test/integration/models/domain/test_domain.py
+++ b/test/integration/models/domain/test_domain.py
@@ -43,10 +43,9 @@ def test_clone(test_linode_client, test_domain):
     dom = "example.clone-" + timestamp + "-inttestsdk.org"
     domain.clone(dom)
 
-    time.sleep(1)
+    time.sleep(3)
 
     ds = test_linode_client.domains()
-
     domains = [i.domain for i in ds]
 
     assert dom in domains
diff --git a/test/integration/models/linode/test_linode.py b/test/integration/models/linode/test_linode.py
index f73fbfc0a..0e677b67a 100644
--- a/test/integration/models/linode/test_linode.py
+++ b/test/integration/models/linode/test_linode.py
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ def test_linode_rebuild(test_linode_client):
         root_pass="aComplex@Password123",
     )
 
-    wait_for_condition(10, 100, get_status, linode, "running")
+    wait_for_condition(10, 150, get_status, linode, "running")
 
     retry_sending_request(
         3,
diff --git a/test/integration/models/placement/test_placement.py b/test/integration/models/placement/test_placement.py
index 21c6519f5..1a7e38e27 100644
--- a/test/integration/models/placement/test_placement.py
+++ b/test/integration/models/placement/test_placement.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def test_pg_migration(
 
     # Says it could take up to ~6 hrs for migration to fully complete
     send_request_when_resource_available(
-        300,
+        400,
         linode.initiate_migration,
         placement_group=pg_inbound.id,
         migration_type=MigrationType.COLD,