diff --git a/test/e2e/density.go b/test/e2e/density.go
index 6a5fe3e67b8..1430d94c00d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/density.go
+++ b/test/e2e/density.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Density", func() {
 		// Verify latency metrics
 		// TODO: Update threshold to 1s once we reach this goal
 		// TODO: We should reset metrics before the test. Currently previous tests influence latency metrics.
-		highLatencyRequests, err := HighLatencyRequests(c, 10*time.Second, util.NewStringSet("events"))
+		highLatencyRequests, err := HighLatencyRequests(c, 5*time.Second, util.NewStringSet("events"))
 		expectNoError(err)
 		Expect(highLatencyRequests).NotTo(BeNumerically(">", 0))
 	})