diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b2b1b68..c342442 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ project(
 	default_options: [
 		'c_std=c99',
 	],
-	meson_version: '>= 0.50.0',
+	meson_version: '>= 0.51.0',
 )
 
 package_string = '@0@-@1@'.format(meson.project_name(), meson.project_version())
 
+py_mod = import('python')
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 
 glib = dependency('glib-2.0', version: '>= 2.32.0')
@@ -38,15 +39,20 @@ idle_deps = [
 ]
 
 xsltproc = find_program('xsltproc')
-python = import('python').find_installation('python3')
+# For generating GInterface
+python = py_mod.find_installation('python3')
 
 # check for a version of python that can run the twisted tests
 if get_option('twisted_tests')
-	if run_command(python, '-c', '''from sys import version_info; import dbus, dbus.mainloop.glib; raise SystemExit(version_info < (2, 5, 0, 'final', 0))''').returncode() != 0 or run_command(python, '-c', '''import twisted.words.protocols.irc, twisted.internet.reactor''').returncode() != 0
-		error('Missing twisted IRC support')
-	endif
-
-	test_python = python.path()
+	test_python = py_mod.find_installation(
+		'python3',
+		modules: [
+			'dbus',
+			'dbus.mainloop.glib',
+			'twisted.words.protocols.irc',
+			'twisted.internet.reactor',
+		],
+	).path()
 endif
 
 # Directories
diff --git a/tests/twisted/meson.build b/tests/twisted/meson.build
index 8fcf290..21493f1 100644
--- a/tests/twisted/meson.build
+++ b/tests/twisted/meson.build
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ test(
 		test_list,
 	],
 	suite: 'twisted',
+	timeout: 2 * 60,
 )
 
 subdir('tools')