diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-module_teal.R b/tests/testthat/test-module_teal.R
index e863a1325f..45bbd436d5 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-module_teal.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-module_teal.R
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ testthat::describe("srv_teal lockfile", {
           ),
           expr = {
             iter <- 1
-            while (!file.exists(renv_filename) && iter <= 1000) {
-              Sys.sleep(0.5)
+            while (!file.exists(renv_filename) && iter <= 2000) {
+              Sys.sleep(1)
               iter <- iter + 1 # max wait time is 500 seconds
             }
             testthat::expect_true(file.exists(renv_filename))