diff --git a/.github/workflows/installer-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/installer-macos.yml
index 62f01f1a920..5b00e5a06b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/installer-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/installer-macos.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ${pythonLocation}/bin/python setup.py ${LITE_FLAG} --dist-dir ${DISTDIR}
       - name: Test Application Bundle
         if: ${{github.event_name == 'pull_request'}}
-        run: ./test_app.sh -t 60 -d 30 ${DISTDIR}
+        run: ./test_app.sh -t 60 ${DISTDIR}
       - name: Build Disk Image
         run: ${pythonLocation}/bin/python setup.py ${LITE_FLAG} --dist-dir ${DISTDIR} --dmg --no-app
       - name: Upload Artifact
diff --git a/spyder/plugins/base.py b/spyder/plugins/base.py
index 7a9271c571d..025fff5ea87 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/base.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/base.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def _starting_long_process(self, message):
         """
         self._show_status_message(message)
         QApplication.setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt.WaitCursor))
-        # QApplication.processEvents()
+        QApplication.processEvents()
 
     def _ending_long_process(self, message=""):
         """
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def _ending_long_process(self, message=""):
         """
         QApplication.restoreOverrideCursor()
         self._show_status_message(message, timeout=2000)
-        # QApplication.processEvents()
+        QApplication.processEvents()
 
     def _get_plugin_path(self):
         """Return filesystem path to the root directory of the plugin."""
diff --git a/spyder/plugins/tours/widgets.py b/spyder/plugins/tours/widgets.py
index 4dcc8446bf5..eb23ffcaadf 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/tours/widgets.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/tours/widgets.py
@@ -973,7 +973,6 @@ def close_tour(self):
         self.canvas.set_interaction(False)
         self._set_modal(True, [self.tips])
         self.canvas.hide()
-        # self.tips.hide()
 
         try:
             # set the last played frame by updating the available tours in