diff --git a/baidu/search.go b/baidu/search.go
index 503e19e..cbd6343 100644
--- a/baidu/search.go
+++ b/baidu/search.go
@@ -160,7 +160,12 @@ func (baid *Baidu) waitForParsedSearchResults(ctx context.Context, page *rod.Pag
 		}
 		return nil, core.ErrParser
 	}
-	return nil, nil
+	// The page never reached a recognizable state: no result containers, no
+	// captcha or timeout markers. Baidu hydrates result cards client-side and
+	// can exceed the selector deadline, so report a timeout rather than a
+	// successful empty SERP — callers must retry/skip, not trust 0 results.
+	baid.logger.Debug("No result containers or block markers within selector timeout")
+	return nil, core.ErrSearchTimeout
 }
 
 // SearchImage executes a Baidu image search and returns normalized image
diff --git a/baidu/search_integration_test.go b/baidu/search_integration_test.go
index 2d32919..0257e5a 100644
--- a/baidu/search_integration_test.go
+++ b/baidu/search_integration_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestSearchBaidu(t *testing.T) {
 	ithelper.RunEngineTests(t, func(b *core.Browser) core.SearchEngine {
-		return New(*b, core.SearchEngineOptions{})
+		return New(*b, ithelper.EngineOptions())
 	})
 }
diff --git a/bing/search_integration_test.go b/bing/search_integration_test.go
index 2ddb6d2..179f255 100644
--- a/bing/search_integration_test.go
+++ b/bing/search_integration_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestSearchBing(t *testing.T) {
 	ithelper.RunEngineTests(t, func(b *core.Browser) core.SearchEngine {
-		return New(*b, core.SearchEngineOptions{})
+		return New(*b, ithelper.EngineOptions())
 	})
 }
diff --git a/duckduckgo/search_integration_test.go b/duckduckgo/search_integration_test.go
index 2f01f8b..3b52c3d 100644
--- a/duckduckgo/search_integration_test.go
+++ b/duckduckgo/search_integration_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestSearchDuckDuckGo(t *testing.T) {
 	ithelper.RunEngineTests(t, func(b *core.Browser) core.SearchEngine {
-		return New(*b, core.SearchEngineOptions{})
+		return New(*b, ithelper.EngineOptions())
 	})
 }
diff --git a/ecosia/search_integration_test.go b/ecosia/search_integration_test.go
index 1047309..c6249fa 100644
--- a/ecosia/search_integration_test.go
+++ b/ecosia/search_integration_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestSearchEcosia(t *testing.T) {
 	ithelper.RunEngineTests(t, func(b *core.Browser) core.SearchEngine {
-		return New(*b, core.SearchEngineOptions{})
+		return New(*b, ithelper.EngineOptions())
 	})
 }
diff --git a/google/search_integration_test.go b/google/search_integration_test.go
index 3dcf9b8..c65bc79 100644
--- a/google/search_integration_test.go
+++ b/google/search_integration_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestSearchGoogle(t *testing.T) {
 	ithelper.RunEngineTests(t, func(b *core.Browser) core.SearchEngine {
-		return New(*b, core.SearchEngineOptions{})
+		return New(*b, ithelper.EngineOptions())
 	})
 }
diff --git a/testutil/ithelper/ithelper.go b/testutil/ithelper/ithelper.go
index 5c43e28..350fe82 100644
--- a/testutil/ithelper/ithelper.go
+++ b/testutil/ithelper/ithelper.go
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ func HandleError(t *testing.T, operation string, err error) {
 	t.Skipf("skipping flaky live %s: %v", operation, err)
 }
 
+// EngineOptions returns engine options tuned for live-site integration runs.
+// Real SERPs (Baidu especially) hydrate result cards client-side and can take
+// well past the 5s default selector timeout on a first visit.
+func EngineOptions() core.SearchEngineOptions {
+	return core.SearchEngineOptions{SelectorTimeout: 15}
+}
+
 // CreateBrowser creates a browser configured for integration tests and closes
 // it when the test finishes. Respects OPENSERP_INTEGRATION_HEADFUL for
 // debugging (browser and page are left open for inspection).
diff --git a/yandex/search_integration_test.go b/yandex/search_integration_test.go
index 2fffa93..2a7c44f 100644
--- a/yandex/search_integration_test.go
+++ b/yandex/search_integration_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestSearchYandex(t *testing.T) {
 	ithelper.RunEngineTests(t, func(b *core.Browser) core.SearchEngine {
-		return New(*b, core.SearchEngineOptions{})
+		return New(*b, ithelper.EngineOptions())
 	})
 }