diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/util.py b/changedetectionio/tests/util.py
index ed7269de..7f8222c3 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/util.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/util.py
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ def wait_for_all_checks(client):
     attempt = 0
     while attempt < 60:
         time.sleep(1)
+        # should be greater than update_worker.py:            self.app.config.exit.wait(0.5)
         res = client.get(url_for("index"))
         if not b'Checking now' in res.data:
             break
diff --git a/changedetectionio/update_worker.py b/changedetectionio/update_worker.py
index dcb9dbe7..1c488547 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/update_worker.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/update_worker.py
@@ -543,4 +543,4 @@ class update_worker(threading.Thread):
                 # Give the CPU time to interrupt
                 time.sleep(0.1)
 
-            self.app.config.exit.wait(1)
+            self.app.config.exit.wait(0.5)