diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index afe28f0..810897b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ jobs:
       LOCAL_DEMO_EXECUTORS: 1
       NOMOS_CIRCUITS: ${{ github.workspace }}/.tmp/nomos-circuits
       NOMOS_KZGRS_PARAMS_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/.tmp/nomos-circuits/pol/proving_key.zkey
+      NOMOS_STATE_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/nomos-state
       CARGO_INCREMENTAL: 0
       CARGO_PROFILE_DEV_DEBUG: 0
       RUSTFLAGS: -C debuginfo=0
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "CARGO_TARGET_DIR=${{ runner.temp }}/target-local" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           echo "NOMOS_LOG_DIR=${{ runner.temp }}/local-logs" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           mkdir -p "${{ runner.temp }}/local-logs"
+          mkdir -p "${{ runner.temp }}/nomos-state"
       - name: Install system dependencies (Linux)
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         run: |
diff --git a/testing-framework/core/src/nodes/executor.rs b/testing-framework/core/src/nodes/executor.rs
index 3b7f56e..1088626 100644
--- a/testing-framework/core/src/nodes/executor.rs
+++ b/testing-framework/core/src/nodes/executor.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ impl Executor {
             config,
             api: ApiClient::new(addr, Some(testing_addr)),
         };
-        tokio::time::timeout(adjust_timeout(Duration::from_secs(30)), async {
+        tokio::time::timeout(adjust_timeout(Duration::from_secs(60)), async {
             node.wait_online().await;
         })
         .await
diff --git a/testing-framework/core/src/nodes/validator.rs b/testing-framework/core/src/nodes/validator.rs
index fc52a03..14d571f 100644
--- a/testing-framework/core/src/nodes/validator.rs
+++ b/testing-framework/core/src/nodes/validator.rs
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ impl Validator {
             api: ApiClient::new(addr, Some(testing_addr)),
         };
 
-        tokio::time::timeout(adjust_timeout(Duration::from_secs(30)), async {
+        tokio::time::timeout(adjust_timeout(Duration::from_secs(60)), async {
             node.wait_online().await;
         })
         .await?;