diff --git a/.github/workflows/external.yml b/.github/workflows/external.yml
index 15a9afb6e..0c884053b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/external.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/external.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
           ./runtest \
             --host 127.0.0.1 --port 6379 \
+            --verbose \
             --tags -slow
     - name: Archive redis log
       if: ${{ failure() }}
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
           ./runtest \
             --host 127.0.0.1 --port 6379 \
+            --verbose \
             --cluster-mode \
             --tags -slow
     - name: Archive redis log
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ./runtest \
             --host 127.0.0.1 --port 6379 \
+            --verbose \
             --tags "-slow -needs:debug"
       - name: Archive redis log
         if: ${{ failure() }}
diff --git a/tests/unit/introspection.tcl b/tests/unit/introspection.tcl
index 0a5dac351..5e3528439 100644
--- a/tests/unit/introspection.tcl
+++ b/tests/unit/introspection.tcl
@@ -39,19 +39,36 @@ start_server {tags {"introspection"}} {
     }
 
     test {CLIENT KILL maxAGE will kill old clients} {
-        set rd1 [redis_deferring_client]
-        r debug sleep 2
-        set rd2 [redis_deferring_client]
+        # This test is very likely to do a false positive if the execute time
+        # takes longer than the max age, so give it a few more chances. Go with
+        # 3 retries of increasing sleep_time, i.e. start with 2s, then go 4s, 8s.
+        set sleep_time 2
+        for {set i 0} {$i < 3} {incr i} {
+            set rd1 [redis_deferring_client]
+            r debug sleep $sleep_time
+            set rd2 [redis_deferring_client]
+            r acl setuser dummy on nopass +ping
+            $rd1 auth dummy ""
+            $rd1 read
+            $rd2 auth dummy ""
+            $rd2 read
 
-        r acl setuser dummy on nopass +ping
-        $rd1 auth dummy ""
-        $rd1 read
-        $rd2 auth dummy ""
-        $rd2 read
+            # Should kill rd1 but not rd2
+            set max_age [expr $sleep_time / 2]
+            set res [r client kill user dummy maxage $max_age]
+            if {$res == 1} {
+                break
+            } else {
+                # Clean up and try again next time
+                set sleep_time [expr $sleep_time * 2]
+                $rd1 close
+                $rd2 close
+            }
 
-        # Should kill rd1 but not rd2
-        set res [r client kill user dummy maxage 1]
-        assert {$res == 1}
+        } ;# for
+
+        if {$::verbose} { puts "CLIENT KILL maxAGE will kill old clients test attempts: $i" }
+        assert_equal $res 1
 
         # rd2 should still be connected
         $rd2 ping