diff --git a/tests/periodic-test/time-is-synchronized/index.ts b/tests/periodic-test/time-is-synchronized/index.ts
index feaf44a0ed..22547f81c5 100644
--- a/tests/periodic-test/time-is-synchronized/index.ts
+++ b/tests/periodic-test/time-is-synchronized/index.ts
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ if (!templateID) {
   throw new Error("❌ Template ID not found in e2b.toml");
 }
 
-// sleep for 5 seconds to create a time delta
-await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 5000));
+// sleep for 15 seconds to create a time delta
+await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 15000));
 
 try {
   // remove the file to make script idempotent in local testing
@@ -88,15 +88,15 @@ try {
 
   console.log("ℹ️ starting command");
   const localDate = new Date().getTime() / 1000;
-  const date = await sandbox.commands.run("date +%s");
+  const date = await sandbox.commands.run("date +%s%3N");
   console.log("localDate", localDate);
 
   console.log("date", date.stdout);
-  const dateUnix = parseInt(date.stdout);
+  const dateUnix = parseFloat(date.stdout) / 1000;
   console.log("ℹ️ comparing dates", dateUnix, localDate);
 
-  // compare the dates, should be within 1 second
-  if (Math.abs(dateUnix - localDate) > 1) {
+  // compare the dates, should be within 2 second
+  if (Math.abs(dateUnix - localDate) > 2) {
     throw new Error("❌ Date is not synchronized");
   }
 
@@ -107,8 +107,7 @@ try {
 } catch (e) {
   console.error("Error while running sandbox or commands", e);
   throw e;
-} finally {
-  // delete template
+} finally {  // delete template
   const output = await streamCommandOutput("deno", [
     "run",
     "--allow-all",