diff --git a/tests/scripts/defines.sh b/tests/scripts/defines.sh
index 4ffdb74434f9d92806ff1c5cd4a22b983741d2ff..a42a52cddea29a1efa431f701568b2b3a095c2c1 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/defines.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/defines.sh
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ WITH_SASL=${AC_WITH_SASL-no}
 USE_SASL=${SLAPD_USE_SASL-no}
 ACI=${AC_ACI_ENABLED-acino}
 THREADS=${AC_THREADS-threadsno}
-SLEEP1=${SLEEP1-20}
-SLEEP2=${SLEEP2-30}
+SLEEP1=${SLEEP1-7}
+SLEEP2=${SLEEP2-15}
 
 # dirs
 PROGDIR=./progs