diff --git a/integration/integration_test.go b/integration/integration_test.go
index 96e10fe53c448..df6da7c4fab1c 100644
--- a/integration/integration_test.go
+++ b/integration/integration_test.go
@@ -4837,12 +4837,15 @@ func testX11Forwarding(t *testing.T, suite *integrationTestSuite) {
 							assert.Eventually(t, func() bool {
 								output, err := os.ReadFile(tmpFile.Name())
 								if err == nil && len(output) != 0 {
-									display <- strings.TrimSpace(string(output))
+									select {
+									case display <- strings.TrimSpace(string(output)):
+									default:
+									}
 									return true
 								}
 								return false
 							}, time.Second, 100*time.Millisecond, "failed to read display")
-						}, 10*time.Second, time.Second)
+						}, 10*time.Second, 1*time.Second)
 
 						// Make a new connection to the XServer proxy to confirm that forwarding is working.
 						serverDisplay, err := x11.ParseDisplay(<-display)