diff --git a/src/pester-tests/Start-Sleep.Tests.ps1 b/src/pester-tests/Start-Sleep.Tests.ps1
index afb5f34842..43fede7698 100644
--- a/src/pester-tests/Start-Sleep.Tests.ps1
+++ b/src/pester-tests/Start-Sleep.Tests.ps1
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ Describe "Start-Sleep" {
     Context "Validate Start-Sleep works properly" {
         It "Should only sleep for at least 3 seconds"{
            $result = Measure-Command { Start-Sleep -s 3 }
-	     $result.Seconds | Should BeGreaterThan 3
+	     $result.Seconds | Should BeGreaterThan 2
 	 }
 
         It "Should sleep for at least 3 seconds using the alias" {
 	    $result = Measure-Command { sleep -s 3 }
-	    $result.Seconds | Should BeGreaterThan 3
+	    $result.Seconds | Should BeGreaterThan 2
 	}
     }
 }