diff --git a/tests/Common/Utils/TestConstants.cs b/tests/Common/Utils/TestConstants.cs
index eae9a54..4a337df 100644
--- a/tests/Common/Utils/TestConstants.cs
+++ b/tests/Common/Utils/TestConstants.cs
@@ -10,4 +10,16 @@ public static class TestConstants
     /// Set to 60 seconds to provide sufficient buffer for slow CI environments.
     /// </summary>
     public static readonly TimeSpan DefaultTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Timeout for HttpClient operations in tests.
+    /// Set to 60 seconds to provide sufficient buffer for slow CI environments.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static readonly TimeSpan HttpClientTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Timeout for short-lived HTTP requests during polling operations.
+    /// Set to 2 seconds for quick failure detection while polling.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static readonly TimeSpan HttpClientPollingTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2);
 }
diff --git a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests/OAuth/OAuthTestBase.cs b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests/OAuth/OAuthTestBase.cs
index 52b5616..5d66ee8 100644
--- a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests/OAuth/OAuthTestBase.cs
+++ b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests/OAuth/OAuthTestBase.cs
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ public abstract class OAuthTestBase : KestrelInMemoryTest, IAsyncDisposable
 
     protected async Task<WebApplication> StartMcpServerAsync(string path = "", string? authScheme = null)
     {
+        // Wait for the OAuth server to be ready before starting the MCP server.
+        // This prevents race conditions in CI where the OAuth server may not be
+        // fully initialized when the first test request is made.
+        await TestOAuthServer.ServerStarted.WaitAsync(TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
         Builder.Services.Configure<JwtBearerOptions>(JwtBearerDefaults.AuthenticationScheme, options =>
         {
             options.TokenValidationParameters.ValidAudience = $"{McpServerUrl}{path}";
diff --git a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests/ServerConformanceTests.cs b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests/ServerConformanceTests.cs
index 031a67a..02a98b8 100644
--- a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests/ServerConformanceTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests/ServerConformanceTests.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class ServerConformanceTests : IAsyncLifetime
         // Wait for server to be ready (retry for up to 30 seconds)
         var timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
         var stopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
-        using var httpClient = new HttpClient { Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2) };
+        using var httpClient = new HttpClient { Timeout = TestConstants.HttpClientPollingTimeout };
 
         while (stopwatch.Elapsed < timeout)
         {
diff --git a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests/Utils/KestrelInMemoryTest.cs b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests/Utils/KestrelInMemoryTest.cs
index c93a276..0bbff49 100644
--- a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests/Utils/KestrelInMemoryTest.cs
+++ b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests/Utils/KestrelInMemoryTest.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class KestrelInMemoryTest : LoggedTest
     protected static void ConfigureHttpClient(HttpClient httpClient)
     {
         httpClient.BaseAddress = new Uri("http://localhost:5000/");
-        httpClient.Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);
+        httpClient.Timeout = TestConstants.HttpClientTimeout;
     }
 
     public override void Dispose()
diff --git a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.TestOAuthServer/Program.cs b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.TestOAuthServer/Program.cs
index e13c731..3648363 100644
--- a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.TestOAuthServer/Program.cs
+++ b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.TestOAuthServer/Program.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public sealed class Program
 
     private readonly ILoggerProvider? _loggerProvider;
     private readonly IConnectionListenerFactory? _kestrelTransport;
+    private readonly TaskCompletionSource _serverStarted = new(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Program"/> class with logging and transport parameters.
@@ -47,6 +48,11 @@ public sealed class Program
         _kestrelTransport = kestrelTransport;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a task that completes when the server has started and is ready to accept connections.
+    /// </summary>
+    public Task ServerStarted => _serverStarted.Task;
+
     // Track if we've already issued an already-expired token for the CanAuthenticate_WithTokenRefresh test which uses the test-refresh-client registration.
     public bool HasRefreshedToken { get; set; }
 
@@ -541,7 +547,20 @@ public sealed class Program
         Console.WriteLine($"Demo Client ID: {clientId}");
         Console.WriteLine($"Demo Client Secret: {clientSecret}");
 
-        await app.RunAsync(cancellationToken);
+        await app.StartAsync(cancellationToken);
+        _serverStarted.TrySetResult();
+
+        // Wait until cancellation is requested
+        try
+        {
+            await Task.Delay(Timeout.Infinite, cancellationToken);
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            // Expected when cancellation is requested
+        }
+
+        await app.StopAsync();
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/EverythingSseServerFixture.cs b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/EverythingSseServerFixture.cs
index f12aff5..e579ff9 100644
--- a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/EverythingSseServerFixture.cs
+++ b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/EverythingSseServerFixture.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Net;
+using ModelContextProtocol.Tests.Utils;
 
 namespace ModelContextProtocol.Tests;
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ public class EverythingSseServerFixture : IAsyncDisposable
             ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"Could not start process for {processStartInfo.FileName} with '{processStartInfo.Arguments}'.");
 
         // Poll until the server is ready (up to 30 seconds)
-        using var httpClient = new HttpClient { Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2) };
+        using var httpClient = new HttpClient { Timeout = TestConstants.HttpClientPollingTimeout };
         var endpoint = $"http://localhost:{_port}/sse";
         var deadline = DateTime.UtcNow.AddSeconds(30);
         
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ public class EverythingSseServerFixture : IAsyncDisposable
 
             using var stopProcess = Process.Start(stopInfo)
                 ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"Could not stop process for {stopInfo.FileName} with '{stopInfo.Arguments}'.");
-            await stopProcess.WaitForExitAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+            await stopProcess.WaitForExitAsync(TestConstants.DefaultTimeout);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
diff --git a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/StdioServerIntegrationTests.cs b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/StdioServerIntegrationTests.cs
index d14c376..88604f5 100644
--- a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/StdioServerIntegrationTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/StdioServerIntegrationTests.cs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class StdioServerIntegrationTests(ITestOutputHelper testOutputHelper) : L
         // https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/109432, https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/44944
         Assert.Equal(0, kill(process.Id, SIGINT));
 
-        await process.WaitForExitAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+        await process.WaitForExitAsync(TestConstants.DefaultTimeout);
 
         Assert.True(process.HasExited);
         Assert.Equal(0, process.ExitCode);