diff --git a/tests/test_spec_req.cpp b/tests/test_spec_req.cpp
index 99d15263..a2abe92e 100644
--- a/tests/test_spec_req.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_spec_req.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void test_round_robin_out (const char *bind_address_)
     //  We have to give the connects time to finish otherwise the requests
     //  will not properly round-robin. We could alternatively connect the
     //  REQ sockets to the REP sockets.
-    msleep (SETTLE_TIME);
+    msleep (SETTLE_TIME * services);
 
     // Send our peer-replies, and expect every REP it used once in order
     for (size_t peer = 0; peer < services; peer++) {