diff --git a/exercises/cookies/exercise.js b/exercises/cookies/exercise.js
index dc505eb..86cb442 100644
--- a/exercises/cookies/exercise.js
+++ b/exercises/cookies/exercise.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ exercise.addProcessor(function (mode, callback) {
 // compare stdout of solution and submissionexercise = comparestdout(exercise)
 exercise = comparestdout(exercise);
 
-// delayed for 500ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
+// delayed for 2000ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
 // playing with them
 function query (mode) {
   var exercise = this
diff --git a/exercises/directories/exercise.js b/exercises/directories/exercise.js
index 4da16f3..768a9ab 100644
--- a/exercises/directories/exercise.js
+++ b/exercises/directories/exercise.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ exercise.addProcessor(function (mode, callback) {
         this.solutionStdout = through2();
     }
 
-    setTimeout(query.bind(this, mode), 500);
+    setTimeout(query.bind(this, mode), 2000);
 
     process.nextTick(function () {
         callback(null, true)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ exercise.addProcessor(function (mode, callback) {
 exercise = comparestdout(exercise)
 
 
-// delayed for 500ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
+// delayed for 2000ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
 // playing with them
 function query (mode) {
     var exercise = this
diff --git a/exercises/handling/exercise.js b/exercises/handling/exercise.js
index 29c7b6d..20a4a96 100644
--- a/exercises/handling/exercise.js
+++ b/exercises/handling/exercise.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ exercise.addProcessor(function (mode, callback) {
 exercise = comparestdout(exercise)
 
 
-// delayed for 500ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
+// delayed for 2000ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
 // playing with them
 function query (mode) {
     var exercise = this
diff --git a/exercises/hello_hapi/exercise.js b/exercises/hello_hapi/exercise.js
index c4e1992..b0bdfec 100644
--- a/exercises/hello_hapi/exercise.js
+++ b/exercises/hello_hapi/exercise.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ exercise.addProcessor(function (mode, callback) {
 exercise = comparestdout(exercise)
 
 
-// delayed for 500ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
+// delayed for 2000ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
 // playing with them
 function query (mode) {
     var exercise = this
diff --git a/exercises/helping/exercise.js b/exercises/helping/exercise.js
index 1e671bb..53982d2 100644
--- a/exercises/helping/exercise.js
+++ b/exercises/helping/exercise.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ exercise.addProcessor(function (mode, callback) {
         this.solutionStdout = through2();
     }
 
-    setTimeout(query.bind(this, mode), 500);
+    setTimeout(query.bind(this, mode), 2000);
 
     process.nextTick(function () {
         callback(null, true);
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ exercise.addProcessor(function (mode, callback) {
 exercise = comparestdout(exercise);
 
 
-// delayed for 500ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
+// delayed for 2000ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
 // playing with them
 function query (mode) {
     var exercise = this;
diff --git a/exercises/proxies/exercise.js b/exercises/proxies/exercise.js
index 6319f05..5d489de 100644
--- a/exercises/proxies/exercise.js
+++ b/exercises/proxies/exercise.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ exercise.addProcessor(function (mode, callback) {
         this.solutionStdout = through2();
     }
 
-    setTimeout(query.bind(this, mode), 500);
+    setTimeout(query.bind(this, mode), 2000);
 
     process.nextTick(function () {
         callback(null, true)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ exercise.addProcessor(function (mode, callback) {
 exercise = comparestdout(exercise)
 
 
-// delayed for 500ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
+// delayed for 2000ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
 // playing with them
 function query (mode) {
     var exercise = this
diff --git a/exercises/routes/exercise.js b/exercises/routes/exercise.js
index 4ba848b..c4ce84f 100644
--- a/exercises/routes/exercise.js
+++ b/exercises/routes/exercise.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ exercise.addProcessor(function (mode, callback) {
 exercise = comparestdout(exercise)
 
 
-// delayed for 500ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
+// delayed for 2000ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
 // playing with them
 function query (mode) {
     var exercise = this
diff --git a/exercises/streams/exercise.js b/exercises/streams/exercise.js
index 0fcb81a..e0573d9 100644
--- a/exercises/streams/exercise.js
+++ b/exercises/streams/exercise.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ exercise.addProcessor(function (mode, callback) {
 });
 
 
-// delayed for 500ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
+// delayed for 2000ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
 // playing with them
 function query (mode) {
 
diff --git a/exercises/uploads/exercise.js b/exercises/uploads/exercise.js
index 10dc6a3..64c245a 100644
--- a/exercises/uploads/exercise.js
+++ b/exercises/uploads/exercise.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ exercise.addProcessor(function (mode, callback) {
     this.solutionStdout = through2();
   }
 
-  setTimeout(query.bind(this, mode), 500);
+  setTimeout(query.bind(this, mode), 2000);
 
   process.nextTick(function () {
     callback(null, true);
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ exercise.addProcessor(function (mode, callback) {
 exercise = comparestdout(exercise);
 
 
-// delayed for 500ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
+// delayed for 2000ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
 // playing with them
 function query (mode) {
 
diff --git a/exercises/validation/exercise.js b/exercises/validation/exercise.js
index c4e1992..1bf85a6 100644
--- a/exercises/validation/exercise.js
+++ b/exercises/validation/exercise.js
@@ -59,19 +59,21 @@ exercise.addProcessor(function (mode, callback) {
 exercise = comparestdout(exercise)
 
 
-// delayed for 500ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
+// delayed for 2000ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
 // playing with them
 function query (mode) {
     var exercise = this
 
     function verify (port, stream) {
+       
+        var url = 'http://localhost:' + port + '/chickens';
 
         function error (err) {
 
-            exercise.emit('fail', 'Error connecting to http://localhost:' + port + ': ' + err.code)
+            exercise.emit('fail', 'Error connecting to ' + url + ': ' + err.code)
         }
 
-        hyperquest.get('http://localhost:' + port + '/')
+        hyperquest.get(url)
             .on('error', error)
             .pipe(bl(function (err, data) {
 
diff --git a/exercises/validation_using_joi_object/exercise.js b/exercises/validation_using_joi_object/exercise.js
index c4b046a..fbc762e 100644
--- a/exercises/validation_using_joi_object/exercise.js
+++ b/exercises/validation_using_joi_object/exercise.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ exercise.addProcessor(function (mode, callback) {
         this.solutionStdout = through2();
     }
 
-    setTimeout(query.bind(this, mode), 500);
+    setTimeout(query.bind(this, mode), 2000);
 
     process.nextTick(function () {
         callback(null, true);
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ exercise.addProcessor(function (mode, callback) {
 exercise = comparestdout(exercise);
 
 
-// delayed for 500ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
+// delayed for 2000ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
 // playing with them
 function query (mode) {
 
diff --git a/exercises/views/exercise.js b/exercises/views/exercise.js
index 570765a..29345e4 100644
--- a/exercises/views/exercise.js
+++ b/exercises/views/exercise.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ exercise.addProcessor(function (mode, callback) {
         this.solutionStdout = through2();
     }
 
-    setTimeout(query.bind(this, mode), 500);
+    setTimeout(query.bind(this, mode), 2000);
 
     process.nextTick(function () {
         callback(null, true);
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ exercise.addProcessor(function (mode, callback) {
 exercise = comparestdout(exercise);
 
 
-// delayed for 500ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
+// delayed for 2000ms to wait for servers to start so we can start
 // playing with them
 function query (mode) {
     var exercise = this;