diff --git a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/TCPSocketReplicationBootStrapTest.java b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/TCPSocketReplicationBootStrapTest.java
index 1ef8be0b3..d68078dd9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/TCPSocketReplicationBootStrapTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/TCPSocketReplicationBootStrapTest.java
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public class TCPSocketReplicationBootStrapTest {
                 .replication((byte) 2, tcpConfigNewMap2).createPersistedTo(persistenceFile);
 
         // add data into it
-        waitTillEqual(20000000);
+        waitTillEqual(5000);
         assertEquals("ADDED WHEN DISCONNECTED TO MAP1", map1.get(11));
     }