diff --git a/openjdk.test.modularity/src/tests/com.test/net/adoptopenjdk/test/modularity/junit/TestLayers.java b/openjdk.test.modularity/src/tests/com.test/net/adoptopenjdk/test/modularity/junit/TestLayers.java
index 675db5f3..70e95a59 100644
--- a/openjdk.test.modularity/src/tests/com.test/net/adoptopenjdk/test/modularity/junit/TestLayers.java
+++ b/openjdk.test.modularity/src/tests/com.test/net/adoptopenjdk/test/modularity/junit/TestLayers.java
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ public void testLayers() throws Exception {
 		 * at command line) will cause classes to be unloaded, which will trigger 
 		 *the trace point events that the test validation depends on.*/
 		System.gc();
-		Thread.sleep(2000);
-		System.gc();
+		for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+			Thread.sleep(200);
+			System.gc();
+		}
 	}
 }