diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/java/code/docs/future/FutureDocTestBase.java b/akka-docs/rst/java/code/docs/future/FutureDocTestBase.java
index 1becfb39ac..a0632ed03b 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/java/code/docs/future/FutureDocTestBase.java
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/java/code/docs/future/FutureDocTestBase.java
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ public class FutureDocTestBase {
     //#after
     final ExecutionContext ec = system.dispatcher();
     Future<String> failExc = Futures.failed(new IllegalStateException("OHNOES1"));
-    Future<String> delayed = Patterns.after(Duration.create(500, "millis"),
+    Future<String> delayed = Patterns.after(Duration.create(200, "millis"),
       system.scheduler(), ec,  failExc);
     Future<String> future = future(new Callable<String>() {
       public String call() throws InterruptedException {