diff --git a/tests/scripts/test050-syncrepl-multimaster b/tests/scripts/test050-syncrepl-multimaster
index 84cc576b94..4531a81c9f 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/test050-syncrepl-multimaster
+++ b/tests/scripts/test050-syncrepl-multimaster
@@ -336,8 +336,8 @@ if test $RC != 0 ; then
 	exit $RC
 fi
 
-echo "Waiting $SLEEP1 seconds for syncrepl to receive changes..."
-sleep $SLEEP1
+echo "Waiting $SLEEP2 seconds for syncrepl to receive changes..."
+sleep $SLEEP2
 
 n=1
 while [ $n -le $MMR ]; do