diff --git a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/event/AbstractEventAccumulatorTest.java b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/event/AbstractEventAccumulatorTest.java
index 2580d5c..67163dc5 100644
--- a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/event/AbstractEventAccumulatorTest.java
+++ b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/event/AbstractEventAccumulatorTest.java
@@ -15,18 +15,18 @@
  */
 package org.onosproject.event;
 
+import org.junit.Ignore;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Timer;
+
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.onlab.junit.TestTools.delay;
 import static org.onosproject.event.TestEvent.Type.FOO;
 
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Timer;
-
-import org.junit.Ignore;
-import org.junit.Test;
-
 /**
  * Tests the operation of the accumulator.
  */
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         accumulator.add(new TestEvent(FOO, "d"));
         assertTrue("should not have fired yet", accumulator.batch.isEmpty());
         accumulator.add(new TestEvent(FOO, "e"));
-        delay(10);
+        delay(20);
         assertFalse("should have fired", accumulator.batch.isEmpty());
         assertEquals("incorrect batch", "abcde", accumulator.batch);
     }