diff --git a/tests/scripts/defines.sh b/tests/scripts/defines.sh
index ab9e441be3..2eb09feae4 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/defines.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/defines.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ USE_SASL=${SLAPD_USE_SASL-no}
 ACI=${AC_ACI_ENABLED-acino}
 THREADS=${AC_THREADS-threadsno}
 SLEEP1=${SLEEP1-7}
-SLEEP2=${SLEEP2-10}
+SLEEP2=${SLEEP2-15}
 
 # dirs
 PROGDIR=./progs