diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-server-request-timeouts-mixed.js b/test/parallel/test-http-server-request-timeouts-mixed.js
index 41b7542c1bdbed..918aa159b6b386 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-server-request-timeouts-mixed.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-server-request-timeouts-mixed.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const responseOk = 'HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n';
 const responseTimeout = 'HTTP/1.1 408 Request Timeout\r\n';
 
 const headersTimeout = common.platformTimeout(2000);
-const connectionsCheckingInterval = headersTimeout / 4;
+const connectionsCheckingInterval = headersTimeout / 8;
 
 const server = createServer({
   headersTimeout,
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ server.listen(0, common.mustCall(() => {
 
     // Send the second request, stop in the middle of the headers
     request2.client.write(requestBodyPart1);
-    // Send the second request, stop in the middle of the headers
+
+    // Send the third request and stop in the middle of the headers
     request3.client.write(requestBodyPart1);
   }, headersTimeout * 0.2);
 
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ server.listen(0, common.mustCall(() => {
 
     assert(request1.response.startsWith(responseOk));
     assert(request2.response.startsWith(responseTimeout)); // It is expired due to headersTimeout
-  }, headersTimeout * 1.2 + connectionsCheckingInterval);
+  }, headersTimeout * 1.4);
 
   setTimeout(() => {
     // Complete the body for the fourth request