diff --git a/plugins/api/rate-limit/test/org/apache/cloudstack/ratelimit/ApiRateLimitTest.java b/plugins/api/rate-limit/test/org/apache/cloudstack/ratelimit/ApiRateLimitTest.java
index 4ffab7a8c7e..502b15cf316 100644
--- a/plugins/api/rate-limit/test/org/apache/cloudstack/ratelimit/ApiRateLimitTest.java
+++ b/plugins/api/rate-limit/test/org/apache/cloudstack/ratelimit/ApiRateLimitTest.java
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public class ApiRateLimitTest {
         assertTrue("The first request should be allowed", isUnderLimit(key));
 
         // Allow the token to expire
-        Thread.sleep(1001);
+        Thread.sleep(1020);
 
         assertTrue("Another request after interval should be allowed as well", isUnderLimit(key));
     }