diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f4cf5716e..3ba487ba7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ image: briar/ci-image-android:latest
 
 stages:
 - test
+- optional_tests
 - check_reproducibility
 
 test:
@@ -31,3 +32,33 @@ test_reproducible:
     - "curl -X POST -F token=${RELEASE_CHECK_TOKEN} -F ref=master -F variables[RELEASE_TAG]=${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME} https://code.briarproject.org/api/v4/projects/61/trigger/pipeline"
   only:
     - tags
+
+.optional_tests:
+  stage: optional_tests
+  before_script:
+    - set -e
+    - export GRADLE_USER_HOME=$PWD/.gradle
+
+  cache:
+    paths:
+      - .gradle/wrapper
+      - .gradle/caches
+
+  script:
+    - OPTIONAL_TESTS=org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.tor.BridgeTest ./gradlew --info bramble-java:test --tests BridgeTest
+
+  after_script:
+    # these file change every time but should not be cached
+    - rm -f $GRADLE_USER_HOME/caches/modules-2/modules-2.lock
+    - rm -fr $GRADLE_USER_HOME/caches/*/plugin-resolution/
+
+manual_tests:
+  extends: .optional_tests
+  when: manual
+  except:
+    - tags
+
+pre_release_tests:
+  extends: .optional_tests
+  only:
+    - tags
diff --git a/bramble-java/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/tor/BridgeTest.java b/bramble-java/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/tor/BridgeTest.java
index c06715d8b..f18289cc9 100644
--- a/bramble-java/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/tor/BridgeTest.java
+++ b/bramble-java/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/tor/BridgeTest.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class BridgeTest extends BrambleTestCase {
 		return component.getCircumventionProvider().getBridges(false);
 	}
 
-	private final static long TIMEOUT = SECONDS.toMillis(30);
+	private final static long TIMEOUT = SECONDS.toMillis(60);
 
 	private final static Logger LOG = getLogger(BridgeTest.class.getName());