diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/debug/wait.examples.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/debug/wait.examples.test.ts
index 5242943aa9..9b755d86dd 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/debug/wait.examples.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/debug/wait.examples.test.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe('debug:wait examples', () => {
     const start = new Date().getTime();
     await action.handler(context);
     const end = new Date().getTime();
-    expect(end - start).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(45);
-    expect(end - start).toBeLessThanOrEqual(55);
+    expect(end - start).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(45); // should rarely by markedly less
+    expect(end - start).toBeLessThanOrEqual(500); // can get delayed a bit in CI
   });
 });