diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-suite.yml b/.github/workflows/test-suite.yml
index 04f7659fe2..919bdbac2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-suite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-suite.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
     steps:
-        - name: Check that pull request is targeting unstable branch
-          run: test ${{ github.base_ref }} = "unstable"
+        - name: Check that the pull request is not targeting the stable branch
+          run: test ${{ github.base_ref }} != "stable"
   cargo-fmt:
     name: cargo-fmt
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/bors.toml b/bors.toml
index ae1b03e9b1..3c6826a9e8 100644
--- a/bors.toml
+++ b/bors.toml
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ status = [
     "cargo-udeps"
 ]
 use_squash_merge = true
-timeout_sec = 7200
+timeout_sec = 10800
 pr_status = ["license/cla", "target-branch-check"]