diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 10522ed7fef..59831e7d0f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         steps:
             - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
               with:
-                  node-version: 18
+                  node-version: 14
             - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
             - uses: actions/cache@v2
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
                   path: |
                       node_modules
                       */*/node_modules
-                  key: ${{ runner.os }}-node18-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
+                  key: ${{ runner.os }}-node14-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
 
             - run: npm ci
               if: steps.cache-deps.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         strategy:
             matrix:
-                node: [16, 18]
+                node: [14, 16, 18]
         env:
             TEST: "unit"
         steps:
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
         steps:
             - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
               with:
-                  node-version: 18
+                  node-version: 14
             - uses: actions/checkout@v2
             - uses: browser-actions/setup-firefox@latest
               if: matrix.testCmd == 'e2e_browsers'
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
                   path: |
                       node_modules
                       */*/node_modules
-                  key: ${{ runner.os }}-node18-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
+                  key: ${{ runner.os }}-node14-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
 
             - run: npm ci
               if: (env.TEST == 'unit_and_e2e_clients' || env.TEST == 'e2e_browsers') && steps.cache-deps.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -118,14 +118,14 @@ jobs:
         steps:
             - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
               with:
-                  node-version: 18
+                  node-version: 14
             - uses: actions/checkout@v2
             - run: bash ./scripts/ci.sh
     eth2:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         strategy:
             matrix:
-                node: [16, 18]
+                node: [14, 16, 18]
         env:
             TEST: "eth2"
         steps:
diff --git a/test/e2e.method.signing.js b/test/e2e.method.signing.js
index deef119fa18..a8b6088ef8f 100644
--- a/test/e2e.method.signing.js
+++ b/test/e2e.method.signing.js
@@ -539,7 +539,6 @@ describe('transaction and message signing [ @E2E ]', function() {
     });
 
     it('eth.accounts.sign', async function(){
-        this.timeout(30000);
         if (process.env.GANACHE || global.window ) return
 
         const message = 'hello';