diff --git a/pkg/gameserversets/controller_test.go b/pkg/gameserversets/controller_test.go
index 288ef34340..c89c871b3d 100644
--- a/pkg/gameserversets/controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/gameserversets/controller_test.go
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ func TestSyncGameServerSet(t *testing.T) {
 		list := createGameServers(gsSet, 5)
 
 		// make some as unhealthy
-		list[0].Annotations = map[string]string{agonesv1.GameServerErroredAtAnnotation: time.Now().Add(-10 * time.Second).UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)}
+		list[0].Annotations = map[string]string{agonesv1.GameServerErroredAtAnnotation: time.Now().Add(-30 * time.Second).UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)}
 		list[0].Status.State = agonesv1.GameServerStateError
 
 		updated := false