diff --git a/pkg/controller/node/timed_workers_test.go b/pkg/controller/node/timed_workers_test.go
index dfc19a3dbd8..08761371dba 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/node/timed_workers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/node/timed_workers_test.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TestCancel(t *testing.T) {
 		return nil
 	})
 	now := time.Now()
-	then := now.Add(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	then := now.Add(time.Second)
 	queue.AddWork(NewWorkArgs("1", "1"), now, then)
 	queue.AddWork(NewWorkArgs("2", "2"), now, then)
 	queue.AddWork(NewWorkArgs("3", "3"), now, then)
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func TestCancelAndReadd(t *testing.T) {
 		return nil
 	})
 	now := time.Now()
-	then := now.Add(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	then := now.Add(time.Second)
 	queue.AddWork(NewWorkArgs("1", "1"), now, then)
 	queue.AddWork(NewWorkArgs("2", "2"), now, then)
 	queue.AddWork(NewWorkArgs("3", "3"), now, then)