diff --git a/tests/unittests/torture_misc.c b/tests/unittests/torture_misc.c
index b1f5a608e17209cd7a9b706e611cd0824e539904..9805187cd7b3109b5c64515c35e553a62ac81027 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/torture_misc.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/torture_misc.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static void torture_timeout_update(void **state){
     usleep(50000);
     assert_int_equal(ssh_timeout_update(&ts,25), 0);
     assert_in_range(ssh_timeout_update(&ts,30000),29000,29960);
-    assert_in_range(ssh_timeout_update(&ts,75),1,40);
+    assert_in_range(ssh_timeout_update(&ts,500),1,450);
     assert_int_equal(ssh_timeout_update(&ts,0),0);
     assert_int_equal(ssh_timeout_update(&ts,-1),-1);
 }