diff --git a/slider-core/src/test/groovy/org/apache/slider/agent/standalone/TestStandaloneAMRestart.groovy b/slider-core/src/test/groovy/org/apache/slider/agent/standalone/TestStandaloneAMRestart.groovy
index d8f7141..bdcf615 100644
--- a/slider-core/src/test/groovy/org/apache/slider/agent/standalone/TestStandaloneAMRestart.groovy
+++ b/slider-core/src/test/groovy/org/apache/slider/agent/standalone/TestStandaloneAMRestart.groovy
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 
     // kill again & expect it to be considered a failure
     killAmAndWaitForDeath(sliderClient, iteration++, clustername)
-    sleep(20000)
+    sleep(40000)
 
     report = sliderClient.applicationReport
     assert report.finalApplicationStatus == FinalApplicationStatus.FAILED
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@
         iteration,
         clustername)
     //give yarn some time to notice
-    sleep(20000)
-    waitUntilClusterLive(sliderClient, 20000)
+    sleep(40000)
+    waitUntilClusterLive(sliderClient, 40000)
     return args
   }