diff --git a/bin/tests/system/reclimit/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/reclimit/tests.sh
index 76889eca4c..c15225488f 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/reclimit/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/reclimit/tests.sh
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ echo_i "checking that priority names under the max-types-per-name limit get cach
 for rrtype in AAAA MX NS; do
   check_manytypes 1 manytypes.big "${rrtype}" NOERROR big SOA 120 || ret=1
 done
-# Wait at least 1 second
+# Wait at least 1 second for the TTL to decrement
+sleep 1
 for rrtype in AAAA MX NS; do
   check_manytypes 2 manytypes.big "${rrtype}" NOERROR big SOA "" 120 || ret=1
 done
@@ -358,7 +359,8 @@ echo_i "checking that priority NXDOMAIN names over the max-types-per-name limit
 for rrtype in AAAA MX NS; do
   check_manytypes 1 manytypes.big "${rrtype}" NOERROR big SOA 120 || ret=1
 done
-# Wait at least 1 second
+# Wait at least 1 second for the TTL to decrement
+sleep 1
 for rrtype in AAAA MX NS; do
   check_manytypes 2 manytypes.big "${rrtype}" NOERROR big SOA "" 120 || ret=1
 done