diff --git a/components/app_update/test/test_switch_ota.c b/components/app_update/test/test_switch_ota.c
index 28248ced08..f2ba47ca19 100644
--- a/components/app_update/test/test_switch_ota.c
+++ b/components/app_update/test/test_switch_ota.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static void test_flow4(void)
 // 2 Stage: run factory -> check it -> copy factory to OTA0          -> reboot  --//--
 // 3 Stage: run OTA0    -> check it -> set_pin_factory_reset         -> reboot  --//--
 // 4 Stage: run factory -> check it -> erase OTA_DATA for next tests -> PASS
-TEST_CASE_MULTIPLE_STAGES("Switching between factory, OTA0, sets pin_factory_reset, factory", "[app_update][reset=DEEPSLEEP_RESET, DEEPSLEEP_RESET, DEEPSLEEP_RESET]", start_test, test_flow4, test_flow4, test_flow4);
+TEST_CASE_MULTIPLE_STAGES("Switching between factory, OTA0, sets pin_factory_reset, factory", "[app_update][timeout=90][ignore][reset=DEEPSLEEP_RESET, DEEPSLEEP_RESET, DEEPSLEEP_RESET]", start_test, test_flow4, test_flow4, test_flow4);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_APP_TEST
@@ -474,5 +474,5 @@ static void test_flow5(void)
 // 2 Stage: run factory    -> check it -> copy factory to Test and set pin_test_app -> reboot  --//--
 // 3 Stage: run test       -> check it -> reset pin_test_app                        -> reboot  --//--
 // 4 Stage: run factory    -> check it -> erase OTA_DATA for next tests             -> PASS
-TEST_CASE_MULTIPLE_STAGES("Switching between factory, test, factory", "[app_update][reset=DEEPSLEEP_RESET, DEEPSLEEP_RESET, DEEPSLEEP_RESET]", start_test, test_flow5, test_flow5, test_flow5);
+TEST_CASE_MULTIPLE_STAGES("Switching between factory, test, factory", "[app_update][timeout=90][ignore][reset=DEEPSLEEP_RESET, DEEPSLEEP_RESET, DEEPSLEEP_RESET]", start_test, test_flow5, test_flow5, test_flow5);
 #endif
diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/bootloader_start.c b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/bootloader_start.c
index 6f7edc42ee..06858dea27 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/bootloader_start.c
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/bootloader_start.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "esp_log.h"
 #include "rom/gpio.h"
 #include "rom/spi_flash.h"
+#include "rom/rtc.h"
 #include "bootloader_config.h"
 #include "bootloader_init.h"
 #include "bootloader_utility.h"
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ static int selected_boot_partition(const bootloader_state_t *bs)
     int boot_index = bootloader_utility_get_selected_boot_partition(bs);
     if (boot_index == INVALID_INDEX) {
         return boot_index; // Unrecoverable failure (not due to corrupt ota data or bad partition contents)
-    } else {
+    }
+    if (rtc_get_reset_reason(0) != DEEPSLEEP_RESET) {
         // Factory firmware.
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_FACTORY_RESET
         if (bootloader_common_check_long_hold_gpio(CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_NUM_PIN_FACTORY_RESET, CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_HOLD_TIME_GPIO) == 1) {