--- a/testing/talos/talos/ttest.py
+++ b/testing/talos/talos/ttest.py
@@ -134,17 +134,17 @@ class TTest(object):
         # instantiate an object to hold test results
         test_results = results.TestResults(
             test_config,
             global_counters,
             browser_config.get('framework')
         )
 
         for i in range(test_config['cycles']):
-            time.sleep(0.1)
+            time.sleep(0.25)
             LOG.info('Running cycle %d/%d for %s test...'
                      % (i+1, test_config['cycles'], test_config['name']))
 
             # remove the browser  error file
             mozfile.remove(browser_config['error_filename'])
 
             # reinstall any file whose stability we need to ensure across
             # the cycles