diff --git a/azure-pipelines/linux-coverage.yaml b/azure-pipelines/linux-coverage.yaml
index 24942436..afc3aa0b 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/linux-coverage.yaml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/linux-coverage.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@ variables:
 
 jobs:
     - job: 'Coverage'
+      timeoutInMinutes: 15
       pool:
           name: Azure Pipelines
           demands: java
           vmImage: "ubuntu-16.04"
       steps:
-        - template: "templates/coverage.yml"
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+          - script: |
+              sudo apt-get --yes install gdb
+              sudo sysctl kernel.yama.ptrace_scope=0
+            displayName: 'Install gdb'
+
+          - template: "templates/coverage.yml"
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/mac-coverage.yaml b/azure-pipelines/mac-coverage.yaml
index d708b511..b0ac327a 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/mac-coverage.yaml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/mac-coverage.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@ variables:
 
 jobs:
     - job: 'Coverage'
+      timeoutInMinutes: 15
       pool:
           name: Azure Pipelines
           demands: java
           vmImage: "macOS-10.13"
       steps:
-        - template: "templates/coverage.yml"
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+          - script: |
+              ulimit -Sn 8192
+            displayName: 'Increase file descriptor limit'
+
+          - template: "templates/coverage.yml"
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/pipelines.yaml b/azure-pipelines/pipelines.yaml
index 487eb93e..3db1b6bb 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/pipelines.yaml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/pipelines.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ variables:
 
 jobs:
     - job: "Lint"
+      timeoutInMinutes: 15
       displayName: "Lint"
       pool: { vmImage: "ubuntu-16.04" }
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ jobs:
             displayName: "Publish linting results"
 
     - job: "Test_Linux"
+      timeoutInMinutes: 15
       displayName: "Tests - Linux"
       pool: { vmImage: "ubuntu-16.04" }
 
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ jobs:
           - template: "templates/run_tests.yml"
 
     - job: "Test_MacOS"
+      timeoutInMinutes: 15
       displayName: "Tests - macOS"
       pool: { vmImage: "macOS-10.13" }
 
@@ -87,6 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           - template: "templates/run_tests.yml"
 
     - job: "Test_Windows"
+      timeoutInMinutes: 15
       displayName: "Tests - Windows"
       pool: { vmImage: "vs2017-win2016" }
 
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/win-coverage.yaml b/azure-pipelines/win-coverage.yaml
index d3794515..8524acbd 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/win-coverage.yaml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/win-coverage.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ variables:
 
 jobs:
     - job: 'Coverage'
+      timeoutInMinutes: 15
       pool:
           name: Azure Pipelines
           demands: java