diff --git a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
index 5cfde3a..427f58e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ jobs:
           key: system-image-${{ matrix.api-level }}-google_apis-x86_64
 
       - name: Run Device Checks
+        timeout-minutes: 20
         uses: reactivecircus/android-emulator-runner@a421e43855164a8197daf9d8d40fe71c6996bb0d # v2.38.0
         with:
           api-level: ${{ matrix.api-level }}
@@ -163,7 +164,8 @@ jobs:
           disable-animations: true
           # Each line runs separately; am instrument exits 0 even when checks fail.
           script: |
-            adb install -r example/build/locus/outputs/apk/androidTest/debug/locus-debug-androidTest.apk
+            timeout 300 sh -c 'until adb shell pm path android >/dev/null 2>&1; do sleep 2; done'
+            timeout 180 adb install -r example/build/locus/outputs/apk/androidTest/debug/locus-debug-androidTest.apk || timeout 180 adb install -r example/build/locus/outputs/apk/androidTest/debug/locus-debug-androidTest.apk
             adb shell am instrument -w dev.locus.test/dev.locus.core.ConfigSnapshotInstrumentation | tee instrumentation.log
             grep -q "Config snapshot instrumentation passed" instrumentation.log