diff --git a/test/test_git.py b/test/test_git.py
index 7256e9bb5..96df3c8f0 100644
--- a/test/test_git.py
+++ b/test/test_git.py
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ def test_it_honors_kill_after_timeout_with_output_stream(self):
         status, _, stderr = self.git.execute(
             command,
             output_stream=output_stream,
-            kill_after_timeout=0.1,
+            kill_after_timeout=1,
             with_exceptions=False,
             with_extended_output=True,
         )