diff --git a/utils/src/main/java/com/cloud/utils/backoff/impl/RangeTimeBackoff.java b/utils/src/main/java/com/cloud/utils/backoff/impl/RangeTimeBackoff.java
index b4bdc47c653..8061c909824 100644
--- a/utils/src/main/java/com/cloud/utils/backoff/impl/RangeTimeBackoff.java
+++ b/utils/src/main/java/com/cloud/utils/backoff/impl/RangeTimeBackoff.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import com.cloud.utils.component.AdapterBase;
 public class RangeTimeBackoff extends AdapterBase implements BackoffAlgorithm {
     protected static final int DEFAULT_MIN_TIME = 5;
     private int minTime = DEFAULT_MIN_TIME;
-    private int maxTime = 3 * DEFAULT_MIN_TIME;
+    private int maxTime = DEFAULT_MIN_TIME;
     private final Map<String, Thread> asleep = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
     private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(RangeTimeBackoff.class.getName());
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class RangeTimeBackoff extends AdapterBase implements BackoffAlgorithm {
     @Override
     public boolean configure(String name, Map<String, Object> params) {
         minTime = NumbersUtil.parseInt((String)params.get("minSeconds"), DEFAULT_MIN_TIME);
-        maxTime = NumbersUtil.parseInt((String)params.get("maxSeconds"), minTime * 3);
+        maxTime = NumbersUtil.parseInt((String)params.get("maxSeconds"), minTime);
         return true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/utils/src/test/java/com/cloud/utils/backoff/impl/RangeTimeBackoffTest.java b/utils/src/test/java/com/cloud/utils/backoff/impl/RangeTimeBackoffTest.java
index 01a3c950ddd..668417c5f3f 100644
--- a/utils/src/test/java/com/cloud/utils/backoff/impl/RangeTimeBackoffTest.java
+++ b/utils/src/test/java/com/cloud/utils/backoff/impl/RangeTimeBackoffTest.java
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ public class RangeTimeBackoffTest {
         Assert.assertTrue(timeTaken <= max * 1000L);
     }
 
+    private void checkTimeTakenBetweenDelta(long timeTaken, int value) {
+        long min = (value * 1000L) - 10L;
+        long max = (value* 1000L) + 10L;
+        Assert.assertTrue(min <= timeTaken && timeTaken <= max);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testWaitEmptyValue() {
         RangeTimeBackoff backoff = new RangeTimeBackoff();
@@ -52,8 +58,7 @@ public class RangeTimeBackoffTest {
         backoff.configure("RangeTimeBackoff", map);
         long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
         backoff.waitBeforeRetry();
-        long timeTaken = System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime;
-        Assert.assertTrue(timeTaken >= RangeTimeBackoff.DEFAULT_MIN_TIME * 1000L);
+        checkTimeTakenBetweenDelta(System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime, RangeTimeBackoff.DEFAULT_MIN_TIME);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -63,8 +68,7 @@ public class RangeTimeBackoffTest {
         backoff.configure("RangeTimeBackoff", map);
         long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
         backoff.waitBeforeRetry();
-        long timeTaken = System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime;
-        Assert.assertTrue(timeTaken >= RangeTimeBackoff.DEFAULT_MIN_TIME * 1000L);
+        checkTimeTakenBetweenDelta(System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime, RangeTimeBackoff.DEFAULT_MIN_TIME);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -78,7 +82,6 @@ public class RangeTimeBackoffTest {
         backoff.configure("RangeTimeBackoff", map);
         long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
         backoff.waitBeforeRetry();
-        long timeTaken = System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime;
-        Assert.assertTrue(timeTaken >= min * 1000L);
+        checkTimeTakenBetweenDelta(System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime, min);
     }
 }