diff --git a/tests/scripts/defines.sh b/tests/scripts/defines.sh
index 9209477390..cf67a8e846 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/defines.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/defines.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ WITH_SASL=${AC_WITH_SASL-no}
 USE_SASL=${SLAPD_USE_SASL-no}
 ACI=${AC_ACI_ENABLED-acino}
 THREADS=${AC_THREADS-threadsno}
-SLEEP1=${SLEEP1-5}
+SLEEP1=${SLEEP1-7}
 SLEEP2=${SLEEP2-10}
 
 # dirs