diff --git a/conda-recipe/run_test.sh b/conda-recipe/run_test.sh
index b2c96df36242..48a29ffbe945 100755
--- a/conda-recipe/run_test.sh
+++ b/conda-recipe/run_test.sh
@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@ set -e
 
 $PYTHON -c "import dpnp; print(dpnp.__version__)"
 $PYTHON -m dpctl -f
-$PYTHON -m pytest -ra --pyargs dpnp
+# $PYTHON -m pytest -ra -sv --pyargs dpnp
+timeout --signal=SIGINT 30m gdb --batch -ex "run" --ex "thread apply all bt" --ex "quit" --args "$PYTHON" -m pytest -ra -sv --pyargs dpnp
diff --git a/dpnp/dpnp_utils/dpnp_algo_utils.pyx b/dpnp/dpnp_utils/dpnp_algo_utils.pyx
index 732b792af125..f0b60ec5e6a8 100644
--- a/dpnp/dpnp_utils/dpnp_algo_utils.pyx
+++ b/dpnp/dpnp_utils/dpnp_algo_utils.pyx
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ cdef ERROR_PREFIX = "DPNP error:"
 
 
 def convert_item(item):
-    if hasattr(item, "__sycl_usm_array_interface__"):
+    # if hasattr(item, "__sycl_usm_array_interface__"):
+    if dpnp.is_supported_array_type(item):
         item_converted = dpnp.asnumpy(item)
     elif hasattr(item, "__array_interface__"):  # detect if it is a container (TODO any better way?)
         mod_name = getattr(item, "__module__", 'none')
diff --git a/dpnp/tests/conftest.py b/dpnp/tests/conftest.py
index a0a76e3edb4e..c4938fff9bd2 100644
--- a/dpnp/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/dpnp/tests/conftest.py
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ def pytest_collection_modifyitems(config, items):
     print(f"DPNP version: {dpnp.__version__}, location: {dpnp}")
     print(f"NumPy version: {numpy.__version__}, location: {numpy}")
     print(f"Python version: {sys.version}")
+    print(f"Device info: {dpctl.utils.intel_device_info(dev)}")
     print("")
     if is_gpu or os.getenv("DPNP_QUEUE_GPU") == "1":
         excluded_tests.extend(get_excluded_tests(test_exclude_file_gpu))
diff --git a/dpnp/tests/test_histogram.py b/dpnp/tests/test_histogram.py
index a00312af3a5a..7ce218d55e26 100644
--- a/dpnp/tests/test_histogram.py
+++ b/dpnp/tests/test_histogram.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import time
+
 import dpctl
 import numpy
 import pytest
@@ -24,6 +26,23 @@
     numpy_version,
 )
 
+# TODO: comments
+_dev = dpctl.select_default_device()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def setup_each():
+    print("\n[Setup] Run before each test")
+    start_time = time.time()
+    free_mem = dpctl.utils.intel_device_info(_dev).get("free_memory", None)
+    if free_mem:
+        print(f"Global memory available: {free_mem}")
+    yield
+    end_time = time.time()
+    duration = end_time - start_time
+    print(f"\n[Test Duration] {duration:.4f} seconds")
+    print("[Teardown] Run after each test")
+
 
 class TestDigitize:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("dtype", get_integer_float_dtypes())
diff --git a/dpnp/tests/third_party/cupy/statistics_tests/test_histogram.py b/dpnp/tests/third_party/cupy/statistics_tests/test_histogram.py
index fbc22032aba2..a16d7f598e8e 100644
--- a/dpnp/tests/third_party/cupy/statistics_tests/test_histogram.py
+++ b/dpnp/tests/third_party/cupy/statistics_tests/test_histogram.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import sys
+import time
 import unittest
 
+import dpctl
 import numpy
 import pytest
 
@@ -44,6 +46,24 @@ def for_all_dtypes_combination_bincount(names):
     return testing.for_dtypes_combination(_all_types, names=names)
 
 
+# TODO: comments
+_dev = dpctl.select_default_device()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def setup_each():
+    print("\n[Setup] Run before each test")
+    start_time = time.time()
+    free_mem = dpctl.utils.intel_device_info(_dev).get("free_memory", None)
+    if free_mem:
+        print(f"Global memory available: {free_mem}")
+    yield
+    end_time = time.time()
+    duration = end_time - start_time
+    print(f"\n[Test Duration] {duration:.4f} seconds")
+    print("[Teardown] Run after each test")
+
+
 class TestHistogram(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @testing.for_all_dtypes(no_bool=True, no_complex=True)