diff --git a/eth/fetcher/fetcher_test.go b/eth/fetcher/fetcher_test.go
index a368c254f0c0..516b3042ea11 100644
--- a/eth/fetcher/fetcher_test.go
+++ b/eth/fetcher/fetcher_test.go
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func verifyImportEvent(t *testing.T, imported chan *types.Block, arrive bool) {
 		select {
 		case <-imported:
 			t.Fatalf("import invoked")
-		case <-time.After(10 * time.Millisecond):
+		case <-time.After(20 * time.Millisecond):
 		}
 	}
 }