diff --git a/garage.nix b/garage.nix
index 61d729a..944c7f9 100644
--- a/garage.nix
+++ b/garage.nix
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ in {
       script = ''
         set -xeuo pipefail
         # give garage time to start up
-        sleep 3
+        sleep 60
 
         # XXX: this is very sensitive to being a single instance
         # (doing the bare minimum to get garage up and running)
diff --git a/tests/pixelfed-garage.nix b/tests/pixelfed-garage.nix
index b06c438..2431ef8 100644
--- a/tests/pixelfed-garage.nix
+++ b/tests/pixelfed-garage.nix
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ let
     # the “Create New Post” button is visible.
     print("Create and configure driver...")
     options = Options()
-    options.add_argument("--headless=new")
+    # options.add_argument("--headless=new")
     service = webdriver.ChromeService(executable_path="${lib.getExe pkgs.chromedriver}")  # noqa: E501
     driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options, service=service)
-    driver.implicitly_wait(10)
+    driver.implicitly_wait(30)
     driver.set_window_size(1280, 960)
 
     # FIXME: Replace the By.XPATH by By.CSS_SELECTOR.
@@ -78,6 +78,22 @@ pkgs.nixosTest {
 
   nodes = {
     server = { config, ... }: {
+
+      services = {
+        xserver = {
+          enable = true;
+          displayManager.lightdm.enable = true;
+          desktopManager.lxqt.enable = true;
+        };
+
+        displayManager.autoLogin = {
+          enable = true;
+          user = "selenium";
+        };
+      };
+      virtualisation.resolution = { x = 1680; y = 1050; };
+
+
       virtualisation = {
         memorySize = lib.mkVMOverride 8192;
         cores = 8;