diff --git a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/cdc.go b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/cdc.go
index cbcd36faf6f9..4ad3c27cea74 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/cdc.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/cdc.go
@@ -2574,7 +2574,7 @@ CONFIGURE ZONE USING
 			})
 			ct.runFeedLatencyVerifier(feed, latencyTargets{
 				initialScanLatency: 10 * time.Minute,
-				steadyLatency:      time.Minute,
+				steadyLatency:      3 * time.Minute,
 			})
 			ct.waitForWorkload()
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/latency_verifier.go b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/latency_verifier.go
index eae18c224316..f14da60f847b 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/latency_verifier.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/latency_verifier.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (lv *latencyVerifier) noteHighwater(highwaterTime time.Time) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if lv.targetSteadyLatency == 0 || latency < lv.targetSteadyLatency/2 {
+	if lv.targetSteadyLatency == 0 || latency < lv.targetSteadyLatency {
 		lv.latencyBecameSteady = true
 	}
 	if !lv.latencyBecameSteady {