diff --git a/test/utils/ktesting/contexthelper_test.go b/test/utils/ktesting/contexthelper_test.go
index 548f99a975f..8d51581bea9 100644
--- a/test/utils/ktesting/contexthelper_test.go
+++ b/test/utils/ktesting/contexthelper_test.go
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ func TestCause(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		"nothing": {
 			parentCtx: context.Background(),
-			timeout:   5 * time.Millisecond,
+			timeout:   10 * time.Millisecond,
 			sleep:     time.Millisecond,
 		},
 		"timeout": {
 			parentCtx:   context.Background(),
 			timeout:     time.Millisecond,
-			sleep:       5 * time.Millisecond,
+			sleep:       10 * time.Millisecond,
 			expectErr:   context.Canceled,
 			expectCause: canceledError(timeoutCause),
 		},
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestCause(t *testing.T) {
 				return ctx
 			}(),
 			timeout:     time.Millisecond,
-			sleep:       5 * time.Millisecond,
+			sleep:       10 * time.Millisecond,
 			expectErr:   context.Canceled,
 			expectCause: context.Canceled,
 		},
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func TestCause(t *testing.T) {
 			if tt.expectDeadline != 0 {
 				actualDeadline, ok := ctx.Deadline()
 				if assert.True(t, ok, "should have had a deadline") {
-					assert.InDelta(t, time.Until(actualDeadline), tt.expectDeadline, float64(time.Second), "remaining time till Deadline()")
+					assert.InDelta(t, time.Until(actualDeadline), tt.expectDeadline, float64(5*time.Second), "remaining time till Deadline()")
 				}
 			}
 			time.Sleep(tt.sleep)