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..48600ff553 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(500 - 10); // should rarely by markedly less
+    expect(end - start).toBeLessThanOrEqual(500 + 500); // can get delayed a bit in CI
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/debug/wait.examples.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/debug/wait.examples.ts
index 1cc69b1aed..62ea6855b7 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/debug/wait.examples.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/debug/wait.examples.ts
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ import yaml from 'yaml';
 
 export const examples: TemplateExample[] = [
   {
-    description: 'Waiting for 50 milliseconds',
+    description: 'Waiting for 500 milliseconds',
     example: yaml.stringify({
       steps: [
         {
           action: 'debug:wait',
           id: 'wait-milliseconds',
-          name: 'Waiting for 50 milliseconds',
+          name: 'Waiting for 500 milliseconds',
           input: {
-            milliseconds: 50,
+            milliseconds: 500,
           },
         },
       ],