diff --git a/tests/link.py b/tests/link.py
index f9fa9c96..61a7a0f8 100644
--- a/tests/link.py
+++ b/tests/link.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def test_3_packets(self):
         pstart = time.time()
         print("Sending "+str(num_packets)+" link packets of "+str(packet_size)+" bytes...")
         for i in range(0, num_packets):
-            time.sleep(0.001)
+            time.sleep(0.003)
             b += packet_size
             data = os.urandom(packet_size)
             start = time.time()