diff --git a/collect/collect_test.go b/collect/collect_test.go
index f3596efa8c..4e3ac67413 100644
--- a/collect/collect_test.go
+++ b/collect/collect_test.go
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func TestAddRootSpan(t *testing.T) {
 	// * remove the trace from the cache
 	assert.Eventually(t, func() bool {
 		return coll.getFromCache(decisionSpanTraceID) == nil
-	}, conf.GetTracesConfig().GetSendTickerValue()*8, conf.GetTracesConfig().GetSendTickerValue()*2, "after sending the span, it should be removed from the cache")
+	}, time.Second*1, time.Millisecond*100, "after sending the span, it should be removed from the cache")
 
 	events = transmission.GetBlock(0)
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(events), "adding a root decision span should send the trace but not the decision span itself")
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ func TestAddSpan(t *testing.T) {
 		trace := coll.getFromCache(traceID)
 		require.NotNil(t, trace)
 		assert.Equal(t, traceID, trace.TraceID, "after adding the span, we should have a trace in the cache with the right trace ID")
-	}, conf.GetTracesConfig().GetSendDelay()*10, conf.GetTracesConfig().GetSendDelay()*5)
+	}, time.Second*1, time.Millisecond)
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(transmission.GetBlock(0)), "adding a non-root span should not yet send the span")
 
 	spanFromPeer := &types.Span{