diff --git a/test/test-sync-core.cc b/test/test-sync-core.cc
index b76b0b4..6adbfab 100644
--- a/test/test-sync-core.cc
+++ b/test/test-sync-core.cc
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
   cout << "\n\n\n\n\n\n----------Simultaneous\n";
   core1->updateLocalState(11);
   // change the value here 100, 2000, 3000, 5000, each with different error (for 2000 and 3000 run at least 3 times)
-  usleep(6000);
+  usleep(100);
   core2->updateLocalState(12);
   usleep(1000000);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(result1.seq, 12);