diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-crew_monitor_local.R b/tests/testthat/test-crew_monitor_local.R
index 4e3246c1..2f44a4bb 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-crew_monitor_local.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-crew_monitor_local.R
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ crew_test("monitor workers", {
   })
   controller$start()
   controller$launch(n = 1L)
-  crew::crew_retry(~length(x$workers()) > first, seconds_interval = 0.01)
+  Sys.sleep(1)
+  crew::crew_retry(~length(x$workers()) > first, seconds_interval = 1)
+  Sys.sleep(1)
   expect_true(is.integer(x$workers()))
+  Sys.sleep(1)
   expect_true(length(x$workers()) > first)
 })