diff --git a/src/shared/tester.c b/src/shared/tester.c
index af33a79cd..c07cbc11c 100644
--- a/src/shared/tester.c
+++ b/src/shared/tester.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "src/shared/util.h"
 #include "src/shared/tester.h"
 #include "src/shared/log.h"
+#include "src/shared/timeout.h"
 
 #define COLOR_OFF	"\x1B[0m"
 #define COLOR_BLACK	"\x1B[0;30m"
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ static void test_destroy(gpointer data)
 	struct test_case *test = data;
 
 	if (test->timeout_id > 0)
-		g_source_remove(test->timeout_id);
+		timeout_remove(test->timeout_id);
 
 	if (test->teardown_id > 0)
 		g_source_remove(test->teardown_id);
@@ -429,7 +430,7 @@ static gboolean teardown_callback(gpointer user_data)
 	return FALSE;
 }
 
-static gboolean test_timeout(gpointer user_data)
+static bool test_timeout(gpointer user_data)
 {
 	struct test_case *test = user_data;
 
@@ -470,8 +471,9 @@ static void next_test_case(void)
 	test->start_time = g_timer_elapsed(test_timer, NULL);
 
 	if (test->timeout > 0)
-		test->timeout_id = g_timeout_add_seconds(test->timeout,
-							test_timeout, test);
+		test->timeout_id = timeout_add_seconds(test->timeout,
+							test_timeout, test,
+							NULL);
 
 	test->stage = TEST_STAGE_PRE_SETUP;
 
@@ -542,7 +544,7 @@ void tester_pre_setup_failed(void)
 		return;
 
 	if (test->timeout_id > 0) {
-		g_source_remove(test->timeout_id);
+		timeout_remove(test->timeout_id);
 		test->timeout_id = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -583,7 +585,7 @@ void tester_setup_failed(void)
 	test->stage = TEST_STAGE_POST_TEARDOWN;
 
 	if (test->timeout_id > 0) {
-		g_source_remove(test->timeout_id);
+		timeout_remove(test->timeout_id);
 		test->timeout_id = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -606,7 +608,7 @@ static void test_result(enum test_result result)
 		return;
 
 	if (test->timeout_id > 0) {
-		g_source_remove(test->timeout_id);
+		timeout_remove(test->timeout_id);
 		test->timeout_id = 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/shared/timeout-ell.c b/src/shared/timeout-ell.c
index 023364069..6416d8590 100644
--- a/src/shared/timeout-ell.c
+++ b/src/shared/timeout-ell.c
@@ -101,3 +101,9 @@ void timeout_remove(unsigned int id)
 	if (to)
 		l_timeout_remove(to);
 }
+
+unsigned int timeout_add_seconds(unsigned int timeout, timeout_func_t func,
+			void *user_data, timeout_destroy_func_t destroy)
+{
+	return timeout_add(timeout * 1000, func, user_data, destroy);
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/timeout-glib.c b/src/shared/timeout-glib.c
index 8bdb7a662..3268d480c 100644
--- a/src/shared/timeout-glib.c
+++ b/src/shared/timeout-glib.c
@@ -71,3 +71,30 @@ void timeout_remove(unsigned int id)
 	if (source)
 		g_source_destroy(source);
 }
+
+unsigned int timeout_add_seconds(unsigned int timeout, timeout_func_t func,
+			void *user_data, timeout_destroy_func_t destroy)
+{
+	struct timeout_data *data;
+	guint id;
+
+	data = g_try_new0(struct timeout_data, 1);
+	if (!data)
+		return 0;
+
+	data->func = func;
+	data->destroy = destroy;
+	data->user_data = user_data;
+
+	if (!timeout)
+		id = g_idle_add_full(G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT_IDLE, timeout_callback,
+							data, timeout_destroy);
+	else
+		id = g_timeout_add_seconds_full(G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, timeout,
+							timeout_callback, data,
+							timeout_destroy);
+	if (!id)
+		g_free(data);
+
+	return id;
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/timeout-mainloop.c b/src/shared/timeout-mainloop.c
index 5ffa65c2a..9be803cda 100644
--- a/src/shared/timeout-mainloop.c
+++ b/src/shared/timeout-mainloop.c
@@ -71,3 +71,9 @@ void timeout_remove(unsigned int id)
 
 	mainloop_remove_timeout((int) id);
 }
+
+unsigned int timeout_add_seconds(unsigned int timeout, timeout_func_t func,
+			void *user_data, timeout_destroy_func_t destroy)
+{
+	return timeout_add(timeout * 1000, func, user_data, destroy);
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/timeout.h b/src/shared/timeout.h
index 7e22345dd..0945c3318 100644
--- a/src/shared/timeout.h
+++ b/src/shared/timeout.h
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ typedef void (*timeout_destroy_func_t)(void *user_data);
 unsigned int timeout_add(unsigned int timeout, timeout_func_t func,
 			void *user_data, timeout_destroy_func_t destroy);
 void timeout_remove(unsigned int id);
+
+unsigned int timeout_add_seconds(unsigned int timeout, timeout_func_t func,
+			void *user_data, timeout_destroy_func_t destroy);
