diff --git a/activation/nipost_test.go b/activation/nipost_test.go
index a887044984..a56185f7c2 100644
--- a/activation/nipost_test.go
+++ b/activation/nipost_test.go
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ func buildNIPost(tb testing.TB, postProvider *testPostManager, nipostChallenge t
 
 	epoch := layersPerEpoch * layerDuration
 	poetCfg := PoetConfig{
-		PhaseShift:        epoch / 5,
-		CycleGap:          epoch / 10,
-		GracePeriod:       epoch / 10,
-		RequestTimeout:    epoch / 10,
-		RequestRetryDelay: epoch / 100,
+		PhaseShift:        epoch / 2,
+		CycleGap:          epoch / 5,
+		GracePeriod:       epoch / 5,
+		RequestTimeout:    epoch / 5,
+		RequestRetryDelay: epoch / 50,
 		MaxRequestRetries: 10,
 	}